11.   In November, however, negative reports started coming back on cases involving methamphetamine.

12.   Investors were also unnerved by a spate of negative economic reports, which point to continuing weakness in the American economy.

13.   It was the third time in two weeks that Disney stock has slid on a negative Wall Street report.

14.   Less apocryphal is the damning negative report they delivered.

15.   Negative reports from hydrologists or archaeologists determined to state their case were considered, then in most cases filed away or publicly refuted.

16.   No other negative reports were relayed.

17.   Often, the executive said, companies find some other reason for dismissing an untrustworthy agent, so there are no negative reports filed with state regulators.

18.   Over the weekend, the Korean government criticized foreign media for negative reports about the economy.

19.   Semiconductor stocks, which took modest losses on Monday after influential analysts from Salomon Smith Barney and Lehman Brothers issued negative reports, rallied sharply on Tuesday.

20.   See if the employer routinely double-checks negative reports before making decisions, especially if some or all of the information is found through the Web.