11.  Because of inflation and an expanding poor population, states would be less able to meet growing needs, they say.

12.  Accompanying the increase in money-based perks has been a growing need for financial counseling to help sort through the investment choices.

13.  Carlson points out that Internet companies are confronting a growing need for traditionally trained managers who can adapt to the demands of Internet business.

14.  Congress must also provide a realistic budget that keeps pace with inflation and the growing needs of the poor for civil justice.

15.  Despite their growing needs, some British institutions have found that putting their toes in American waters is not easy.

16.  Dirr, a great plantsman, understands our growing needs because he was a fellow at the Arnold Arboretum a few years back.

17.  Even in Central Texas, where the number of millionaires has more than doubled over the past five years, there is a growing need for food assistance.

18.  He said it would undermine efforts to address the growing needs of Americans who are already experiencing an energy shortage in California and elsewhere.

19.  He told the board he had heard harrowing stories about violence and a growing need for metal detectors to reduce gunplay on school grounds.

20.  In South Florida, religious groups of all kinds and sizes report a growing need for small-group meetings and education.