11.   The traffickers have digital mobile phones, they say, while border guards rely on heavy walkie-talkies that have poor reception.

12.   To some extent, the poor reception is part of the global downturn in technology stocks.

13.   Where is it written that all European cars must have AM radios with poor reception?

14.   In the third and fourth sets, poor reception and an extremely strong Yugoslavian block led to an unexpected one-sided game, he said.

15.   Poor reception often hindered communication, with the operator having to repeat questions and misunderstandings arising during the conversation.

16.   Cellis blamed poor reception on congestion of the networks and interference on radio frequencies allocated to the company, while Libancell said improvement work had caused disruption to services.

17.   Canada as a concession may be prepared to slash its turbot quotas, a move that analysts say is virtually guaranteed to get a poor reception from Canadian fishermen.

18.   Early versions of Windows NT got a poor reception three years ago because they were cumbersome and slow.