An increasing number of white Americans, however,saw slavery as an economic issue.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

And it's there that an increasing number of soldiers are being killed on an almost daily basis, many by roadside bombs.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

"We see an increasing number of cases of lese majeste, whether open or secretly, arresting these citizens."

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

"Arab interests" is the banner held aloft by an increasing number of players in the region.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

If we don't address the challenges of climate change an increasing number of nations and their peoples will be pushed into poverty never has there been a greater call for global solidarity,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

He set a time limit for withdrawal of most American troops from Iraq, while increasing the number of troops in Afghanistan.

VOA: special.2009.05.02

It will do that,he says, by reducing the cost of computers and increasing the number of people who search the Internet.

VOA: special.2009.07.17

But the Global Heritage Fund says increasing the number of visitors to an area must be done responsibly.

VOA: special.2010.11.03

The first lady said the plan also includes increasing the number of high school students who take part in physical education classes.

VOA: special.2010.06.07

And the kind of sedentary lifestyle that we lead, are one of the reasons why we have every day the number of obese people in India increasing."

VOA: special.2010.05.12

"We estimate in WHO that over thirty million lives can be saved in the next ten years by simple measures -- reducing the level of salt by fifteen to twenty percent, reducing the amount of tobacco, and increasing the number of people who are at risk of a heart attack and stroke to be on simple preventive treatment."

VOA: special.2011.05.11

The drone strikes have really intensified under his tenure. He famously,after much deliberation, is increasing the number of troops in Afghanistan,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.19

It's not just attendee figures that are increasing, the number of South By Southwest performers are on the rise as well.

VOA: standard.2010.04.07

Each correct prediction is worth a set number of points, with the value for correct picks increasing in each successive round.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

Marine Director of the International Chamber of Shipping Peter Hinchcliffe told VOA the number of attacks is increasing.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

It is called "telemedicine" and it is increasing access to care in a country that is home to the world's largest number of blind people.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

The number of surgical deliveries has been increasing for years.

VOA: standard.2010.06.30

Methane digesters are increasing in number,especially in Europe.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

Saudi Health Minister Abdullah al-Rabeeah urged the Arab press to inform the public about the decision to limit Hajj participation and noted that his country was increasing the number of flu shots on hand to control an eventual outbreak.

VOA: standard.2009.07.23