41.  When an industry group sells at a discount to its historical valuation, he said, the odds increase that it will beat the market.

42.  With Fokker facing an end-of-the-week deadline, chances are increasing that the company will have to be broken into pieces, analysts said.

43.  With each new piece of strong economic news, the odds increase that the Fed will raise rates again in May.

44.  Without recognition, the chances are greatly increased that some tribes, such as the Duwamish, could eventually disappear.

45.  Although this is the case in numerous regional European airports, speculation has been increasing that the accident could have been avoided if such equipment had been available.

46.  As America hardened its rhetoric toward Iraq, speculation has increased that the Arab country may become a target in the U.S.-led war on terror.

47.  As farmers make swift progress with their spring plantings, concerns are increasing that a dry-weather pattern is re-emerging after a spate of April showers.

48.  As it ages, however, the chances increase that equipment will fail and engineers would lose the ability to control its re-entry.

49.  But, in recent days, however, speculation has increased that the Fed will act before then because of increasing evidence that the economy is in trouble.

50.  Claims and counter-claims of political bribery continued in Papua New Guinea on Sunday and speculation increased that Speaker John Pundari could become the next prime minister.