1.   According to the earlier theory, the presence of siblings increases the chances of infections in early life.

2.   But gradually throughout the day, the British military presence increased on the city streets.

3.   But last year, one Nashville neighborhood refused to accept a rail station, saying its presence would increase traffic on local streets.

4.   The Asian presence is now increasing in other areas.

5.   The question is whether the presence of the stored vapors in cars will increase the risk of fires or explosions during refueling.

6.   Police presence has increased sharply over the past two months.

7.   Police presence increased Thursday in Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia, amid rising anticipation of another nuclear test.

8.   At a regional summit in Brazil last month, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez expressed his fear that the U.S. military presence could increase the violence in the region.

9.   Aside from warning dissidents, police presence has visibly increased in Beijing.

10.   In addition, the Swedish military hopes a bigger presence could increase its influence in NATO, the leading Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter reported Wednesday.