1.   Asked if the recent spike in gasoline prices was having any impact on sales, Cappalli laughed.

2.   A combative Bob Dole, blaming President Clinton for the recent spike in teenage drug abuse, Sunday accused his rival of abandoning the war on drugs.

3.   A leading Hollywood bookstore, Book Soup on Sunset Boulevard, said it had seen a recent spike in sales of the book.

4.   But as the women tell it, the recent spike in Manhattan rents made it inevitable.

5.   But high prices for gas and oil, coupled with a recent spike in drilling activity, have created a healthy bonus for Texas.

6.   But recent spikes in natural-gas prices have helped to renew interest in coal-fired plants.

7.   Despite the recent spike in enthusiasm for smartcards and biometrics, the technologies have been dogged by concerns over privacy and invasiveness.

8.   Despite recent spikes in gasoline prices, profit margins in the refining and marketing sector have been slim for years.

9.   Drug use is down, despite a recent upward spike.

10.   Even so, the recent spike in oil prices and rising bond yields concern some investors.