31.   Both reported increases in production and exports.

32.   Budget hotels will report smaller increases because of increases in construction.

33.   But along with a decrease in hot flashes, many patients were reporting an increase in energy and sexual enjoyment.

34.   But bankruptcy lawyers interviewed for this story reported similar increases in gambling-related bankruptcies throughout the metropolitan area.

35.   Business owners get to report record increases in sales year after year.

36.   But a sampling of high-profile matrimonial lawyers reported sharp increases in the number of the agreements in recent years.

37.   Cement and steel producers, in particular, have reported significant increases in production, he added.

38.   Chilean stocks rallied after many leading companies reported a increase in first-quarter operating income.

39.   Chess stores around New York have reported an increase in business, and game attendance was strong.

40.   --Carmody--Forbes and other business magazines report dramatic increase in ads from foreign business, reflecting likely the increasing importance of foreign business here.