New Jersey saw an even higher increase during the year, 12.1 percent.

The sanitation workers' raise is even higher than the teachers' 15 percent pay increase over a similar period.

But the county could still absorb an even higher increase if needed, she said.

Ambulance workers on emergency work do deserve a much higher increase.

Moscow had the highest increase over the first nine months of 2005 (up 29 percent).

The two combined would mean a very high increase in the tax and community charge burden on all people.

Between 1950 and 2001 the population grew by 897%, with the decade of the 1960s having the highest relative increase, at 141%.

In a few markets even higher increases have gone into effect, she said.

This was the highest increase on any network for that week.

And yet the Council has awarded itself a much higher increase.