51.   That would be a four percent increase over last year, according to David Bookstaver, a spokesman for the office.

52.   That would come after four quarter-point increases over the last eight months.

53.   The argument that saw the Fed through six interest-rate increases over the past year is temporarily unavailable.

54.   The federal grant, though less than what other states receive, actually represents a per capita increase over what Mississippi has received in the past.

55.   The incidence of laptop theft has shown a steady increase over the past few years.

56.   The later payments will be especially huge, but CBS is counting on advertising revenue to increase over time.

57.   The number of discharges in the two military branches represents huge increases over the previous year.

58.   The rise would follow a slowdown in health-care premium increases over the last four years.

59.   The Salt Lake City-based company should report an earnings increase over the year-ago quarter despite weakening same-store sales.

60.   The six schools, four of which are within Philadelphia, have suffered dramatic increases over the past year in student loan default rates.