1.   Manufacturers claimed the increase would mean a substantial rise in costs.

2.   Faster materials price increases meant that this required only a small acceleration in product wage growth.

3.   Chief Inspector, Robin Harrier, says the increase in crime means they must take more action.

4.   And some midwives also said the increase in epidurals means women have less chance to enjoy the intimate participation of family and friends during delivery.

5.   And nobody knows what an increase would mean for the whales.

6.   At least, though, the fare increases mean the subway system will continue to get better, as it has over the last decade, right?

7.   But the new merit pay increases do not mean that worker cuts are over.

8.   But to know what an increase really means, you have to adjust for inflation.

9.   Economists say the increase in unemployment means the state is in a recession that could last into next year.

10.   Hector W. Soto, executive director of the review board, said he could not conclude that the increase in complaints meant that the police were more abusive.