41.   Banks stocks would benefit if North American interest rates fell because lower rates increase demand for consumer loans and mortgages, boosting bank profits.

42.   Behind the rush to expand in educational publishing and information is increasing demand as more students enter U.S. schools.

43.   Both companies stand to benefit from lower interest rates in Europe, which could stimulate economies there and increase demand for U.S. products.

44.   Both economic growth and an increasing population have substantially increased the demand for all oil distillate products.

45.   A booming economy has increased the demand for homes and prices have escalated, pricing many minorities out of the market.

46.   A different fund owns oil companies, and you think the recovery in Asia will increase demand for oil and push prices and profits up.

47.   A new state law requiring the Department of Health Services to set staffing ratios for nurses in hospitals could increase the demand for nurses.

48.   A growing economy is expected to increase demand for packaging materials.

49.   A narrower deficit will increase demand for the ringgit.

50.   A smaller U.S. winter wheat crop, which will be harvested in the spring and summer, would come amid increasing world demand.