31.   Support for military budget increases will evaporate if the Pentagon devours billions in new funding but fails to shed the fat.

32.   Still, not all are enthusiastic about the INS budget increase.

33.   That means approaching potential budget increases on a case-by-case basis.

34.   The anxieties raised by a catastrophe seldom translate directly to budget increases, according to major vendors of such services.

35.   The defense budget increases should be even greater if the next president decides to field a national missile defense system, the report said.

36.   The money saved, together with planned budget increases, will let Moscow triple its spending per soldier over the next decade.

37.   The Pentagon must then figure out how to pay for the forces and weapons needed without resorting to politically unrealistic and fiscally unaffordable budget increases.

38.   The primary sticking point is whether the proposed budget increase should go to expanding Head Start or continuing improvements in the quality of the program.

39.   The president is expected to call for a major budget increase for enforcing immigration laws, particularly for expansion of border patrols.

40.   The report charged that the FEC issued new regulations to increase its workload in order to justify budget increases.