21.   In what he called an effort to save the family, Clinton last year started a campaign to stem the alarming rise in smoking among adolescents.

22.   Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia called for establishing a tobacco-free society amid the alarming rise in the number of smokers in the impoverished country.

23.   Malaysia directed health authorities Tuesday to tighten medical examination rules for foreign workers in the wake of an alarming rise in communicable diseases.

24.   The alarming rise in violence has persuaded the government to speed up implementation of a veritable Marshall Plan for suburban areas promised by President Jacques Chirac.

25.   The alarming rise in attacks against tourists in the United States has prompted warnings against US travel.

26.   The fears are likely fueled by the wildly popular real-life crime shows on television and sensational reports about the alarming rise in crimes committed by minors.

27.   The operation takes place against a backdrop of an alarming rise in crime in China.

28.   The misplaced fears are likely fueled by the wildly popular real life crime shows on television and sensational reports about the alarming rise in crimes committed by minors.