21.   Even before the destruction at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, consumers had grown more wary, reflecting a sharp jump in unemployment.

22.   First it must weather a series of sharp jumps in the prices of everything from TVs to flour to diapers.

23.   For salesclerk Ana Dominguez, it means a sharp jump in rent.

24.   For sales clerk Ana Dominguez, it means a sharp jump in rent.

25.   The agency said it will close its office in North Korea in mid-January unless there is a sharp jump in aid donations.

26.   The announcement was a sharp jump in the number of deaths the state had reported.

27.   The immediate impact was a sharp jump in interest rates.

28.   The foreign investment promised this year already shows a sharp jump.

29.   The Northeast was hit hard last winter by tight supplies and sharp jumps in heating oil prices.

30.   The Rome-based World Food Program said it will close its office in North Korea later this month unless there is a sharp jump in aid.