1.   ...a marked rise in extremist violence.

2.   A. Well, as it turns out, there has been a very marked rise in overt confrontation, in physical violence by girls.

3.   In South Africa, real estate agents have noticed a marked rise in the number of Zimbabweans buying houses.

4.   Increased spending on schools brought a marked rise in educational standards, while depopulation of the countryside accelerated.

5.   Locally, sports medicine physicians, coaches, athletic directors and sports trainers have also noted a marked rise in cheering-related injuries over the past five years.

6.   Price whose practice caters to gay men, says he has seen a marked rise in longtime HIV-negative patients who test positive.

7.   However, gun dealers said the only effect of the Port Arthur massacre on gun sales here was a marked rise.

8.   A concerted campaign by political parties and public appeals by President Nelson Mandela and other political leaders saw a marked rise in voter registration in the past few weeks.

9.   After a marked rise at the opening in the wake of a new Wall Street record on Monday, London prices quickly stabilized.

10.   Company chief Ernst Tanner said he was optimistic for this year, though not expecting any marked rise in consumption in Europe before next year.