21.   Expectations of improving earnings from Telebras helped fuel that rise.

22.   Expectations that growth will accelerate for the fifth consecutive year while inflation slows have fueled that rise.

23.   Finance Ministry officials said the rise is expected since students return to school and other seasonal adjustments always fuel a rise in consumer prices.

24.   Favorable exchange rates and publicity in Germany have fueled the rise in tourists, he said.

25.   Fueling the rise, many analysts said, is the increase in corporate travel, despite cutbacks and restructuring by firms.

26.   Further fueling the rise was news that the Ministry of Finance may allow banks to establish new banking affiliates and buy out existing banks.

27.   Further fueling the rise were indications that the government is eyeing another economic stimulus package.

28.   Higher fertilizer prices fueled the rise, the company said.

29.   In addition to the increasing cost of raising a child today, there are new social factors that are fueling the rise of the single-child family.

30.   In the broader market, U.S. stocks rose as the lowest bond yields since August fueled a rise in bank shares.