Between 1990 and 1998, drug-law violations increased six times faster in places with fewer than 10, 000 people than in cities with more than 250, 000.

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By 2011 FDI had increased six times.

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Meanwhile, Syria's arms imports have increased almost six times from 2007 to 2011 compared with the previous five years, largely from Russia, according to a report published Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

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To sweeten the deal for investors, the company has increased its dividend six times at a compound annual rate of 14%.

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Available 3D Blu-ray Disc titles more than tripled in 2011 compared to 2010, growing from 20 to 65, while unit sales increased more than six times in the same period.

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The central bank has raised interest rates three times and increased the reserve requirement for lenders six times in 2011 to rein in inflation.

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China has increased the reserve ratio six times and raised interest rates four times since October.

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In a research note, Boyd suggests that the perceived value of social networking sites has increased by six to eight times in the last year.

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The Bank of England has already increased interest rates four times in the past six months to keep inflation under control.

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When the Army Times published a report six months ago on the increased number of waivers granted to otherwise ineligible people to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery, the story sank like a stone.

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