1.   As time grows short in the current congressional session, there has been increasing urgency to have the bill approved.

2.   For several years, the warnings have been sounded with increasing urgency, but not much response.

3.   Privately, the Chinese with increasing urgency have been pleading with the United States and Japan to act together to halt the fall of the yen.

4.   The impending retirement years of the baby boom generation are giving increasing urgency to efforts to deal with the looming financial problems of the Social Security and Medicare programs.

5.   But the ruble has been recovering and economists have warned with increasing urgency that economic growth is slowing.

6.   That there is increasing urgency among Dayaks to safeguard their identity and traditions is encouraging, especially considering that some provinces have few community-based organizations.

7.   Other delegation heads said Wednesday that the talks would not conclude this week despite the increasing urgency to finalise the draft treaty.