1.   The most famous face of all has slipped in during the seemingly inexorable rise in predicted numbers of Conservative seats.

2.   ...the seemingly inexorable rise in unemployment.

3.   After several profitable years during which premiums were kept in check, HMOs seem to be no match for the inexorable rise in medical costs.

4.   Experts point to several reasons for the inexorable rise of college costs.

5.   The tests provide further support for the hygiene hypothesis, which blames over-cleanliness for the inexorable rise in asthma and other autoimmune diseases in the West.

6.   Floodwaters continued their inexorable rise Tuesday as more snow melted and rain continued to fall, but the increase was slower than it had been.

7.   The US business community, facing acute competition from Japan and Europe, is growing increasingly anxious by the seemingly inexorable rise in the value of the dollar.