31.   The move, the fourth rate increase since June, was in line with what most economists and investors had expected.

32.   The price component of the purchasing managers index registed its slowest rate of increase since May last year.

33.   And the Commerce Department reported orders to American factories in October posted the first increase since May.

34.   But in November, overall energy prices posted the smallest increase since August.

35.   Four modest increases since last June have done little to slow the pace of U.S. economic growth.

36.   Four modest increases since last June have done little to slow U.S. economic growth.

37.   Given that, many economists predict the central bank is poised to boost rates by a quarter of a percentage point, the fifth rate increase since June.

38.   In Penang, the prices of mutton, chicken and small onions in wet markets all registered an increase since Thursday.

39.   It marked the first increase since September.

40.   It was the first increase since September.