21.   Competition is expected to increase over the next five years as too many firms chase too few assets.

22.   Davis said the agreement will stretch out rate increases over a decade.

23.   Despite substantial enrollment increases over the last decade, higher education aid has grown more slowly in New York than in almost any other state.

24.   He has supported a series of tax increases over the years.

25.   He said the zoo expects more than a million patrons to visit the exhibit in the first year alone, a significant increase over regular attendance.

26.   Iceland said the business continues to generate cash and that it plans to maintain its dividend policy, which has meant a steady increase over the past eight years.

27.   In addition, though claims have been dropping for the past two years, insurers reported an increase over the past few months.

28.   In large measure, that is because the underlying factors that have generated such big increases over the last few years still remain in place.

29.   Isolated thunderstorms may develop later in the day across south Texas as moist air from the Gulf of Mexico increases over the region.

30.   Its percentage increase over the same period last year is significantly larger than that of many other automakers because of a particularly weak October last fall.