The effects of anti-cancer drugs can also cause a drop in the number of platelets.

At the same time, investor pressure and regulatory scrutiny have caused a surge in the number of ousted executives.

This caused a sharp increase in the number of complaints for November, to 584.

This causes a rapid, exponential increase in the number of fission events.

They caused a great increase in the number of boats built every year, by putting in significant financial capital and modernizing the construction process.

The resultant problems caused a steep decrease in the number of banks.

All this helped cause an explosion in the number of people unemployed for more than a year.

The charity suggests that the credit crunch caused an upsurge in the number of people needing emergency food.

The rising popularity of the automobile caused a decline in the number of local businesses.

Two things caused a gradual decline in the number of Rottweilers.