And large companies and state governments are increasingly offering employees the option of buying the policies.

Over time, high schools responded to students' needs and increasingly offered the arts courses that were essential for the workforce.

It is even a subject of higher education; colleges are increasingly offering etiquette seminars.

Hotels increasingly offer discounts for reservations made well in advance.

Q. The nation's medical system is regularly offering increasingly advanced procedures and treatments.

Nevertheless, many major business schools are increasingly offering short courses for managers of a specific company.

Employers are increasingly offering on-site day care, guaranteed leave and other benefits that make caring for children easier.

And videos increasingly offer a direct distribution pipeline to consumers.

Perhaps this is why bulb catalogues increasingly offer bulbs in quantities of 25, 50 or more.

Video stores will increasingly offer games and other interactive products on compact disk.