21.   Baseball merchandise sales are still increasing, but not as rapidly as other sports, the survey found.

22.   Before April, sales increased steadily for more than three years.

23.   Besides, even if sales are increasing, they have a long way to go before they approach the levels of a decade ago.

24.   Bike sales have increased in China, the European Union and the United States.

25.   Both companies said sales had already increased in Houston, where the Time Warner-Disney squabble first surfaced in March.

26.   Bond sales may also increase in industries such as steel and food processing once the need arises to replace old equipment, said a Daiwa official.

27.   About two-thirds of the firms surveyed expect sales to increase.

28.   But he noted that sales had increased in recent months.

29.   But, as the Olympics drew closer, sales increased, said Yorby Yost, a Super Kmart Center manager.

30.   California home sales increased slightly in October but prices lost ground, the California Association of Realtors reported.