21.   Sweden has seen an alarming increase in violent crime in recent years.

22.   Sweden has seen an alarming increase in violent crime recently.

23.   The WHO also said it noted an alarming increase in the use of amphetamine in western Europe.

24.   This alarming increase of candidates against limited posts had already created various problems in the society, the report mentioned.

25.   Wallop said there has been an alarming increase in reports of child abuse and exploitation such as rape and sexual assault.

26.   Instead as more law-abiding citizens buy guns to protect themselves, stastitics show an alarming increase in resulting domestic-related murders, he said.

27.   India has banned the export of onions to reinforce local supplies and control an alarming increase in prices.

28.   But the statistics also showed an alarming increase in adolescent crime.

29.   Drug addiction is showing an alarming increase in Beijing, where unauthorised rehabilitation centres are springing up to profit from the trend, a newspaper reported Sunday.

30.   The UN last week pointed to an alarming increase in malnutrition and cholera in Somalia, a country with no central government where warlords and insecurity reign.