31.   Some experts say the number has likely increased since then.

32.   That concern has only increased since backup center Ed Cunningham has been forced to replace the injured Kendall.

33.   That population has only increased since then.

34.   The anti-American protests have increased since early March when a U.S. fighter jet with engine trouble dropped six bombs on the range.

35.   The flow of money from abroad to Thailand has increased since the U.S. Federal Reserve cut its interest rate target by a quarter percentage in December.

36.   The Israelis have conducted such raids for more than a year, but their frequency has increased greatly since March.

37.   The number has steadily increased since the renovation.

38.   The margin between McCall and Blakeman has increased since the earlier poll, which was conducted the first week in October.

39.   The number of passengers per flight has been slowly increasing since airports reopened in the days after the attacks, airport managers said.

40.   The number of village children studying past the sixth grade has dramatically increased since a junior high and a high school were built in a neighboring community.