31.   -- Smaller cost-of-living increases for Social Security recipients.

32.   A net operating loss carry-over would be increased for certain biopharmaceutical firms.

33.   A. Although the advertising industry disputes the contention that noise levels increase for commercials, the issue has been simmering for years.

34.   Aetna has been aggressively increasing premiums for Prudential members all year, but its costs have been rising even faster.

35.   Airline stocks, which plunged Monday, recovered some of their losses as hopes increased for a federal aid package.

36.   Both candidates promised to increase credits for impoverished peasant farmers, raise government spending for education and health care and fight corruption.

37.   Burry said shipment volume, after adjusting for inventory shifts and other non-recurring events, will increase for the fifth straight quarter.

38.   But salaries are increasing for some players in the middle ranges.

39.   But the escaping vapors of toluene, benzene and other industrial wastes increased for four more years as the materials seeped through the ground and into streams.

40.   But the Coast Guard and police inspection units are operating with budgets that have not increased for several years.