For the older grades, increases began in 1992 and continued through the beginning of 1999.

As a result, math scores improved by 3.6 percent overall, the largest increase since the current testing program began.

But any increases beyond that level would begin to put the expansion at risk.

Fire department officials said the increases began after a meeting of the firefighters union on Feb. 11.

Although the increase in population began to decline since 2006.

The increase in weight of the animals began with improved grassland.

Even though oil prices began rising a year ago, the increases are only now beginning to work their way down to some companies.

The increase would begin Dec. 1 and end 13 months later.

"Once you pass 13, all the increases begin to drop."

All these increases began during the third or fourth year of the Bush administration.