21.   Sen. Edward M. Kennedy said market forces that led to the sudden increase in gasoline prices were self-correcting and destroying the case for an immediate gasoline-tax cut.

22.   That would still allow sudden increases, addressing only the most drastic rises.

23.   The Arab oil boycott led to a sudden increase in the price of oil and sent much of the Western world into recession.

24.   The controllers also say there has been a sudden increase in operational errors, in which overworked controllers ordered two planes too close together, but the FAA disagrees.

25.   The patients who dropped out, they said, did so gradually over the year of the study, without a sudden increase after six months.

26.   The reductions in health benefits stem mainly from sudden sharp increases in employer spending on prescription drugs last year.

27.   The sudden increase in the demand for shredding attracted attention there.

28.   The sudden increase pushed many people to seek treatment.

29.   Trominski asserted Friday that if there was a large sudden increase in the number of detainees, officials could handle it.

30.   You might also consider extended replacement cost policies, which can accommodate sudden increases in building costs.