Based on past seasonal fluctuations, he added, the figure is expected to increase in coming weeks.

Speculation about a rival offer has been increasing in recent weeks.

But the killing continues, even increasing in recent weeks, after a reduction in violence over the summer.

However, competition in the mortgage market has been increasing in recent weeks for people looking to borrow 75pc or 80pc of their home's value.

Even in a sluggish economy, the value of the team has probably increased in recent weeks.

Reports of sniper fire and grenade attacks there have increased in recent weeks.

Diplomats and foreign election observers say killings of opposition campaign workers have increased in recent weeks.

However, those in the first line were increased radically in the following days and weeks.

One reason might be the bizarre, low-ice camera angles that have actually increased in recent weeks.

Raids across the Syrian border have markedly increased in recent weeks, the officials said.