81.   Experts say rampant smoking is behind a rapid increase in the number of cases of lung cancer, chronic bronchitis and coronary diseases in the country.

82.   The rapid increase was due to improvement in living conditions and traffic conditions, he said.

83.   The rapid increase in household loans raised concerns about personal bankruptcies.

84.   The US government is concerned by the rapid increase in arms production in the former Soviet Union, especially in Russia.

85.   The World Bank also advised Jakarta to favor the rapid increase of its non-oil and gas exports.

86.   Sanyo expects a rapid increase in demand for PHS services, which offer considerable price advantages over cellular telephones.

87.   The AIDS epidemic in Thailand has caused a rapid increase in child prostitution in the Philippines, a Filipino senator said Friday.

88.   The influential national daily noted there had been a rapid increase in the amount of investment flowing into the newly industrialised economies of Asia.