41.  ...the growing number of skiers that come here.

42.  Growing numbers of people in the rural areas are too frightened to vote.

43.  ...a growing number of immigrants.

44.  The growing number of people seeking refuge in Thailand is beginning to concern Western aid agencies.

45.  A survey of the British diet has revealed that a growing number of people are overweight.

46.  A growing number of employers are trying to bypass the unions altogether.

47.  There are a growing number of countries queueing up for membership.

48.  More prisons are needed to house the growing number of inmates.

49.  This announcement came in the wake of a growing number of reports that the civilian government had failed adequately to supervise the distribution of relief.