1.   An additional factor is the increasing popularity or cremation.

2.   The reason for the collapse is not yet clear, but unauthorised motor cycling and the increasing popularity of horse-riding are causing erosion.

3.   Analysts and energy experts predicted Tuesday that demand will continue to swell due to higher speed limits and the increasing popularity of trucks and sport utility vehicles.

4.   And then there are the players who have switched sides because of the increasing popularity of free agency.

5.   Another boost to the increasing popularity of gas fireplaces is improvement in log technology.

6.   But officials grappling to explain the eerie coincidences rocking Southern California point to the increasing popularity of sports.

7.   But some safety concerns are warranted, with the increasing popularity of outdoor adventure activities and the corresponding boom in the number of companies offering guided adventure trips.

8.   But the increasing popularity of electronic funds transfer programs has drawn criticism from some church officials who say the practice takes away from the religious significance of giving.

9.   But such odds have not blunted the increasing popularity of day trading.

10.   Consider the boom in tube foods, started by Go-Gurt yogurt, and the increasing popularity of anything you can eat with one hand.