1.   Also increasing were shares of Genentech, which received approval from an FDA panel for Herceptin, the brand name for a biological drug to treat metastatic breast cancer.

2.   Independents are further increasing their size and scope as they embark on a new round of mergers and acquisitions.

3.   Rubber, for example, is a labour-intensive sector and increasing production is not as simple as flicking on a switch or turning on a tap.

4.   Vasile walked into political talks alongside party chairman Ion Diaconescu, increasing speculation he is the likely replacement for Victor Ciorbea, who resigned Monday.

5.   Brinda said a drop in moral values and increasing sexual perversion were also contributory factors.