1.   But when challenged to document this increase, Mr. Cunningham acknowledged that his assertion was largely based on anecdotal evidence from canvassing people in his district near San Diego.

2.   Gambling may yet emerge as a big political controversy, if the federal commission can document an increase in individual addiction and corporate corruption.

3.   No studies have documented an increase in deaths or complaints.

4.   Studies now under way document an increase in the number of babies readmitted to hospitals for a variety of conditions after an early discharge, she said.

5.   Swedish scientists first documented the increase of PBDE in humans.

6.   U.N. figures document an increase in departures of refugees from Croatia who are now in Yugoslavia, most of them Serbs who fled the Croatian army onslaught.

7.   The study, based on official statistics, reports from community and professional organizations and media reports, also documented increases in New York and northern California.