51.   Labor leaders said the slight increase is a sign that their movement is on the rise after years of decline.

52.   Last year, when the trustees requested a slight increase, Governor Cellucci threatened to withhold state funding if they did not agree to cut overall charges.

53.   Lower sales in Europe and Latin America also contributed to the decline, and North American sales managed only a slight increase.

54.   Major fund firms reported only slight increases in the number of phone calls from concerned shareholders and said stockbrokers were unfazed.

55.   Major fund companies reported slight increases in the number of calls from concerned investors.

56.   Market analysts had expected a slight increase in unemployment.

57.   Minority enrollment this year declined in undergraduate, graduate and law schools, although there was a slight increase in the number of minorities entering undergraduate classes as freshmen.

58.   Moreover, the slight increase in initial jobless claims may not represent a trend.

59.   Officials say that that has produced a slight increase in violent crime and a large increase in burglaries.