Sentences for convicted identity thieves were also longer: the average jail time increased by a factor of 12.
One San Diego, California, bariatric surgeon's malpractice insurance has increased by a factor of four in the past year.
This increased fan support led to another important factor: An increased number of donations.
For example, lung cancer deaths in women increased by almost a factor of 17 in the last 50 years, with half of that occurring in the last 20 years.
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"Today, our year-long vision of creating a 5mm thin hybrid hard drive in 2.5'' form factor with increased storage capacity and reduced power consumption at a lower cost for manufacturers has become a reality, " said Dr. Pantelis Alexopoulos, Executive Director of DSI.
It has been suggested that underutilization of oral anticoagulation treatment among women has been a contributing factor to this increased risk.
The simple point that Afghan army and police recruitment has grown hugely must also be a factor in the increased attacks.
As depositors and bondholders across the euro zone factor in the increased risk that their assets could also fall victim to a break-up, other countries would come under pressure.
The fact that President Barack Obama and his senior foreign policy advisers are themselves Arabists no doubt is a significant contributing factor to the increased popularity of fake realism.
Hoppe says that even when the role of rising population in storm paths is removed from the accelerating trend in losses, climate change emerges as a clear factor in the increased losses.
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During the past 20 years, investors have steadily increased their exposure to this factor, so that on average, more than 20% of the equity portion of all retirement accounts could be affected.
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Another key factor could be an increased consumer preference for debit cards, which let consumers enjoy similar loyalty and reward programs in addition to the convenience of making card payments without incurring interest expense on the outstanding balance.
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What would have been the impact on commodity prices and the foreign exchange value of the dollar if the Fed had increased the money supply by a factor of eight (rather than a factor of three) in a bit more than four years?
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The higher price of oil is also a factor, as shipping costs have increased.
Increased communication via phone and cloud computing is another contributory factor, but the main reason for the decline is that mail sorting is becoming automated, with robots replacing people.
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However, it was clearly an unsatisfactory end to the Spring and manager Paddy Crozier's well-publicised disagreement with the county board only increased doubts about Derry's capacity to be a factor in this year's championship.
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Net profit margins factor in all business expenses, including the impact of increased ad spending and the hiring of additional staff for the holidays.
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Once they factor in rising shipping and transportation costs, the addition of increased quality control and the management of unreliable fulfillment dates, they may find that they're not actually saving any money.
In the northern cities, the intangible benefits, of feelgood factor, were rated more highly than the tangible ones of, say, increased tourist spending.
Increased traffic came with a 1.8% jump in capacity and a slightly lower load factor, at 86.4%.
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Thus, these breast cancer risk factors are nothing like cigarette smoking as a risk factor for lung cancer, where a current smoker has roughly a 15-fold increased risk compared to that of someone who never smoked, and a heavy smoker might have a 40 or 50-fold increased risk.
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Researchers say increased breast density impairs the accuracy of screening mammography and is a strong, if not the strongest, risk factor for missing cancer.
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The polls suggest Corzine has increased his backing among fellow Democrats, but growing support for independent candidate Chris Daggett may also be a major contributing factor.
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