71.   Scientists agree that even a slight increase in air temperature causes sea levels to rise as warming ocean waters gain volume from melting glaciers and ice caps.

72.   She was also encouraged by a report that showed a slight increase in manufacturing activity, although it did not paint a picture of a healthy economy.

73.   Slight increases in adoptions will also cost the state more than expected.

74.   Statistics show a slight increase in circumcisions in the last few years.

75.   Some studies have suggested that certain occupations are associated with a slight increase in the risk of prostate cancer.

76.   Texas motorists may start noticing the slight increase in prices this weekend and certainly by next week.

77.   The bill already includes a slight increase in the standard, the product of careful negotiation but one that environmentalists say does not go nearly far enough.

78.   The Bush budget calls for a slight increase in spending on space exploration, but would reduce the scope of the International Space Station.

79.   The bill already includes a slight increase in the standard, the product of negotiations but one that environmentalists say does not go nearly far enough.

80.   The change to a single rate will mean a slight increase in the total reserves held by the central bank, bank officials said.