The result was a calamitous rise in the Federal debt from $900 billion to $2.3 trillion, and a concurrent rise in foreign debt to half a trillion dollars.

During the course of the 19th century, political and economic factors resulted in the decline of the Irish language and the concurrent rise of English as the main language of Ireland.

Like other artisan castes, they have seen in their traditional occupation, with a concurrent rise in the number of daily wage labourers.

Last March, you wrote in the magazine about the concurrent rise of the novel and the history as literary forms.

Doctors watched the steady concurrent rise and fall of the victims' blood counts, blood pressure and temperature as the radiation ran its course through their bodies.

The concurrent rise in large scale industrial farming and in plantation slavery has led to studies on the institution of slavery more as a social and economic system.

As more older people gain online access, there has been a concurrent rise in the number of Web sites geared for them.

He hears the rumbles of discontent - but points to concurrent rises in viewing figures and attendances.

Rise in Venereal Disease The enormous increase in crack-connected prostitution has been coupled with a concurrent rise in the numbers of these women who test positive for syphilis.

Although income tax rates have dropped dramatically during that time, the concurrent rise in FICA tax has meant that disposable income for many individuals has not increased at all.