21.   The unions say the circulation numbers are sharply inflated, with many papers piled into garbage bins or delivered to people who do not want them.

22.   The unions say the numbers are inflated.

23.   The unions say that management is inflating circulation numbers.

24.   Outside analysts fear that Milosevic will attempt to manipulate votes from Kosovo, inflating the numbers of voters to bolster his totals.

25.   Past surveys have been criticized for inflating numbers by failing to consider seasonal migration.

26.   Beverly Enterprises Inc. agreed Thursday to plead guilty to criminal charges of inflating the number of hours nurses spent caring for Medicare patients.

27.   Ekeus said Iraq inflated the number of missile and missile parts it destroyed as part of the monitoring program in order to hide its research and missile testing.

28.   Ekeus said Iraq, in order to hide its testing, inflated the number of missile and missile parts it destroyed as part of the monitoring program.

29.   Estonian officials insist they have followed international norms and that Russians are inflating the numbers of potential voters who could potentially go to the polls.

30.   Japanese conservative lawmakers and historians say that the number is inflated.