The increase yesterday had been repeatedly hinted at by Alan Greenspan, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, and had been almost universally forecast.

The husband's preoccupation with his commercial affairs, which might imply a neglect of his wife's conjugal and material desires, is repeatedly hinted at.

Evidence From Earlier Case Mr. Moody has been under investigation and surveillance in the bombing case for six months, and law-enforcement officials have repeatedly hinted that he is a suspect.

He is the club's transition player and has hinted repeatedly that he does not want to be back.

The main heroine of the series, Noel, is also a clone of Saya, and it's repeatedly hinted that she has a romantic interest in Ragna.

Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott and House Speaker Newt Gingrich have repeatedly hinted that Americans should not be suckered by a Clinton-induced shutdown.

On Aug. 18, he compared the Muslim-dominated Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, to Tehran, and he has repeatedly hinted over the summer that his republic should become an independent state.

And General Kadish and other Pentagon officials have hinted repeatedly that the job will be aided by technologies and techniques that are secret.

Besides, since the Government has repeatedly hinted that it will someday loosen price controls, Muscovites are snapping up everything they can before prices leap.

President Bush and his aides have also repeatedly hinted at significant troop reductions in Iraq this year - perhaps to as low as 100,000 from the current 130,000.