41.   President Clinton approved the additional troop deployments, a substantial increase over what had been announced Saturday, after conferring with his top national security aides Sunday.

42.   Protesters, particularly those clamoring for tax increases over budget cuts, have resurfaced in Lower Manhattan.

43.   Retailers enjoyed strong sales increases over the summer, and August was no exception.

44.   Scientists attribute the increase over the decades to millions more people going to the beach and the increasing popularity of water sports.

45.   Sherwood said she has seen a marked increase over the past few years in churches requesting to be listed in her publication.

46.   So while the president might seem liberal next to Speaker Newt Gingrich, so might Dole, who has championed his share of tax increases over the years.

47.   Steelmakers also pulled the market down after the Brazilian Steel Institute said steel production fell in October after a series of increases over the months.

48.   Still, that would be less than half the average monthly increase over the past decade.

49.   That represents a nearly fivefold increase over the last five years, but the leap was the result of a change in strategy.