31.   Halla said he would let analysts decide whether an improving marketplace or strong management within his company had caused the increase in orders.

32.   He also said it was not clear what had caused the more recent increase in deaths.

33.   In a recent study, alcohol caused dramatic increases in estrogen in the blood of postmenopausal women taking the hormone.

34.   In other words, inflated stocks and other assets can cause increases elsewhere.

35.   Initially, the inquiry will center on whether the price increases were caused by market fluctuations.

36.   It also could cause an increase in heat-related fatalities, as well as the loss of beach, coastal habitat and fisheries, he said.

37.   Integrilin caused an increase of bleeding in patients, and patients who had surgery in conjunction with taking the drug needed more transfusions on average.

38.   It had been established that estrogen alone, while highly effective against cardiovascular problems, causes an increase in uterine cancer.

39.   It is also conceivable that some unmeasured factor caused simultaneous increases in use of the Internet and decline in normal levels of social involvement.

40.   Just what caused those increases remains open to interpretation.