31.   His decisiveness in ordering French commandos to intervene to end the hijacking of an Air France passenger jet in December only served to increase his popularity.

32.   Zeno said making the crop official will help increase its popularity and standardize picking, cleaning and processing methods.

33.   While goose liver foie gras is responsible for increasing the popularity of the dish, it is now foie gras made from duck liver that is more widely consumed.

34.   It showed Chirac, who outlined his presidential programme last week, increasing his popularity by three points while Balladur slid five points.