21.   A second is the rising number of recipients of transplanted organs and tissues, who are at increased risk for lymphoma because of the anti-rejection drugs they take.

22.   A rising number of death row inmates have been freed after it was discovered they did not commit the crimes.

23.   A rising number of smaller flat-screen sets make the job easier.

24.   A rising number of actors, artists and writers have moved to the beach full time, including Spalding Gray, Alan Alda, Roy Scheider and Andre Gregory.

25.   Abandoning the conservative habits of their parents and grandparents, rising numbers are putting their savings into stocks rather than real estate, insurance policies and certificates of deposit.

26.   Acting on a rising number of passenger complaints, the Taxi and Limousine Commission passed a new regulation Thursday that prohibits cabbies from using cellular phones while driving.

27.   Allergists have become especially concerned about the rising number of people who are allergic to latex.

28.   But now experts worry that improved survival rates could be eclipsed by the rising number of new cases.

29.   But the rising numbers also may be owed to backlash from men threatened by the slow emancipation of women.

30.   But the rest of the industry was a target for a rising number of complaints by letter, phone and e-mail.