Until recently, consumers have been more optimistic about the economy, although sentiment has eroded in recent weeks as anxiety increased about just what policy makers would do in terms of taxes and spending.
17 By increased knowledge about what causes delay in acute management of stroke and by evaluation of weak links, the number of patients eligible for thrombolytic treatment can be increased.
The military command's silence has only increased speculation about what is happening behind the brick wall around its compound.
I started to volunteer for the MND Association after Steve's death, campaigning for increased knowledge about what MND is and what people living with it need so that they, and their carers, have the right support wherever they live.
Regulators and some scientists say this poses no threat to human health, but a growing number of consumers are demanding increased information about what is in their food, whether it is gluten or genetically engineered ingredients.
Labour argues the number of zero-hours contracts has tripled since 2010 but the Office for National Statistics cautions that this may be because of increased awareness about what they are.
"We have just got used to local and regional newspapers closing and the increased emphasis about what's on Twitter, Facebook and the internet," he said.
Trump's refusal to disclose his tax returns has only increased speculation about what could be in them.
While focus on sexual assault this past year has increased, dialogue about what happens in the aftermath of an assault has not.
It has become challenging, though, to combat what she calls increased misinformation about what charter schools are and what they do.
