1.   Analysts attributed the jump in earnings largely to higher-than-expected interest income, a more favorable tax rate and other nonoperating contributors.

2.   Advocates attributed the jump to new funding the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center received from the state Department of Health Services for outreach and prevention.

3.   He attributes the jump to the strong economy and product churn as customers turn over leased vehicles.

4.   He attributes the jump to a general increase in popularity of the sport and the family atmosphere of the series.

5.   Officials attributed the jump to strong deposit business, increased loan volume, and cost savings from merging integration.

6.   The company attributed the jump to regulatory delays and legal fees from patent disputes, not to its arrangement with a supplier.

7.   The company attributed the jump in profit to large returns from its retail gasoline business.

8.   The jump was attributed to a surge in the cost of benefits even as wages and salaries maintained the steady pace they have kept for some time.

9.   Weprin attributed the jump to his visibility since he locked up the Republican presidential nomination in the spring.

10.   Inflation rose to a three-year high in January, but the government Tuesday attributed the jump to temporary price increases linked to the Chinese New Year holidays.