41.   Even electric utilities could get dented, because they are using increasing amounts of natural gas to generate electricity.

42.   Even so, retailers will likely get more consumers to stores, Swonk says, by offering an increasing amount of deferred billing and other financing offers.

43.   Even ice dancing, which skeptics insist is more samba than sport, has seen increasing amounts of collisions and spills.

44.   Financial companies also profit from a booming China as an increasing amount of their profits come from trade finance loans booked with China-related companies.

45.   He used the money to pay off old GMAC loans, and by borrowing increasing amounts, he kept one step ahead of payment due dates.

46.   However, he said, in recent months boards have been asking for increasing amounts of information and taking increasing amounts of time to examine it.

47.   In recent years, Cubans say, Vesco has spent increasing amounts of his time with a mistress in Havana.

48.   Increasing numbers of consumers, Bader said, seem to be borrowing increasing amounts of money simply because lenders are so anxious to let them do it.

49.   Instead she spent increasing amounts of time in bed.

50.   International agricultural companies are pouring increasing amounts of capital into Brazil in acknowledgment of its potential.