1.   Some say that the rising number of people in an area is bound to create occasional disturbances.

2.   The rising number of landless and Marginal farmers poses a serious challenge.

3.   A campaign has started to try to cut the rising number of children dying from solvent abuse.

4.   TOUGHER laws to stem the rising number of juveniles committing crime while on bail in Hartlepool, were called for yesterday.

5.   Last month that campaign attempted to interest the Health Minister, Virginia Bottomley, in the rising number of what is known in the jargon as excess winter deaths.

6.   Although that figure may be a bit inflated, there is no disguising the rising number of Latin Americans playing in the majors these days.

7.   An adjusted workload and better medical package that will address the rising number of job-threatening repetitive stress injuries among musicians.

8.   And buyers frustrated by cracked foundations, shoddy stucco and leaky roofs are filing a rising number of complaints and lawsuits against builders.

9.   And success is already evident in the rising number of visitors.

10.   And such collisions are increasing with the rising number of sport-utility vehicles, minivans and pickup trucks on highways.