21.   And the numbers increased in each age group.

22.   And when the number of permanent jobs does increase, companies will use staffing agencies to screen potential employees.

23.   And, worse still, the numbers are increasing as the disease spreads and grows more resistant to drugs.

24.   As of June, however, the number increased for the first time in years.

25.   As the numbers increase, the trick will be for sites to set themselves apart.

26.   As the number of deer increased, so did the number of its predator, the mountain lion.

27.   As their numbers increase, the refugees face worsening conditions.

28.   As the state grew, the number of hunters increased a whole lot faster than the number of permits.

29.   As those numbers increase, Ferraro said, so will the chance that more women will plunge into presidential politics and be taken seriously.

30.   As word spread that Brown was the new coach, the numbers increased.