21.   The prices that drug companies charge to community drugstores drew increasing scrutiny from all three branches of the federal government Wednesday.

22.   The rating firms are fighting to avoid any new regulation or legislation that would increase scrutiny of their research or open them to new competition.

23.   The policies will increase scrutiny of the hundreds of thousands of foreigners who come to the United States each year to study.

24.   Then a little over a decade ago, quality-improvement programs were put into place that greatly increased the scrutiny of surgical departments and individual surgeons.

25.   Last month, airlines substantially increased scrutiny of checked baggage for explosives.

26.   China has come under increasing world scrutiny over its intentions and ability to rule wealthy Hong Kong.

27.   Cuban Vice President Carlos Lage said at the time that the government would increase its scrutiny of the workers.