1.  Analysts attributed most of the inventory rise to optimism about future sales prospects.

2.  Analysts attribute most of that growth to remote regions that have no cable alternative.

3.  Analysts attributed most of the increase in bacon consumption to greater use by restaurants.

4.  Another weekly retail sales report attributed most of its scant gain to back-to-school shopping.

5.  Arch attributed most of the increase to the merger.

6.  But census demographers attribute most of the change to a weakening of ancestral identity.

7.  Chase officials attributed most of the decline in profit to the falling value of its private equity investments.

8.  Experts attribute most of the increase to the sales of expensive handmade cigars that are unaffordable for most young people.

9.  Federal health officials attribute most of the rise to larger numbers of multiple births, which increase the risk of pre-term delivery.

10.  He attributes most of the increase to national and international media organizations.