11.   Texas has seen its prison population soar to the largest in the nation.

12.   The prison and jail populations have soared not because the police are catching more violent criminals, but because sentences have been lengthened and probation severely curtailed.

13.   The result was disastrous as insect populations soared.

14.   The Saudi population is soaring with one of the highest birth rates in the world, which analysts say makes certain that the problems will worsen.

15.   World population has soared chiefly because people stopped dying as quickly.

16.   In Kabul, where the population has soared in recent years, most people are dependent on international aid for survival.

17.   Northern Marianas population soars.

18.   Populations are soaring in developing countries, where a host of other problems often take precedence.

19.   When heavy rains end the drought, the population of midges soars, accelerating the spread of the disease.

20.   Wildlife officials in the district said the local elephant population soared dramatically following severe flooding in neighboring Mozambique that sent them across the border here.