31.   But over the past several years, the ante has been upped, with some corporations getting their names attached to the events or venues they sponsor.

32.   But the latest spending spree ups the ante considerably.

33.   But the rapid spread of the technology has prompted thieves to up the ante, too.

34.   But then a grandstanding police captain played by Ray Liotta ups the ante by planning to use snipers to end the standoff.

35.   But the current generation of practitioners has upped the ante with new technologies like video, laser projection and interactive audio.

36.   But what if you want to up the ante, to progress from disgruntled to despair and downright disgusted?

37.   But what was astounding was the absolute masterpieces of technique he created, upping the ante with every single outfit.

38.   But utmost among the goals is creating a situation here where the league can up the ante for an expansion fee by pitting ownership bidders against one another.

39.   Collomb declined to say if his company is prepared to up the ante in the event of a rival bid for Redland.

40.   Chretien cautioned against upping the ante too much.