11.   Government officials said a rate increase could occur as early as next week.

12.   Health officials and advocacy groups say they cannot explain exactly why the increase occurred.

13.   In many cases, Brecher said, the greatest increases occur in buildings that had their assessments lowered by tax appeals the year before.

14.   It is hard to believe that such a sustained increase could occur if the economic news over that stretch was really as glum as the official figures indicate.

15.   LaPlaca said ESPN had reached an agreement with its affiliates before the NFL talks that an increase would occur if the cable network got the entire Sunday night package.

16.   Many analysts expect that increase to occur as soon as Tuesday, when Fed policy-makers next gather.

17.   Police union leaders and neighborhood residents agree that the increase occurred because police have been making fewer arrests.

18.   Sales increases occurred in every region of the state.

19.   Several economists said the increase in November occurred in large part because consumers were making up for unusually weak spending in October.

20.   The increase occurred after the company was able to more than replace lost accounts with new business in the second half.