101.   The world is witnessing increasing use of stimulants such as speed and ecstasy, and something must be done about it, the World Health Organization said Friday.

102.   U.S. drug officials have also warned of increasing use of meth, which can be made from legal chemicals, in the United States.

103.   Western critics are concerned about the increasing use of the death penalty for non-violent economic crimes in China.

104.   Western critics have criticized China about the increasing use of the death penalty for non-violent, economic crimes.

105.   A strike by French dockers protesting the increasing use of unregulated casual labour was patchily observed on its second day Friday, AFP correspondants reported.

106.   Citizens groups and environmental organisations here have declared war against the increasing use of plastic carry bags by consumers, accusing them of causing severe damage to the environment.

107.   The survey said the increasing use of modern technology, fertilisers and pest and disease control had helped the yield but three major impediments still remained.

108.   They also expect the increasing use of new drugs such as protease inhibitors to improve on this trend.

109.   Mishra told parliament that the decline was mainly due to the steadily increasing use of crop land for non-farming purposes.

110.   Officials blame the increasing use of agricultural land for non-farming purposes and a shift to commercial crops for the fall in output.