11.   He said the companies claimed they could not set the prices because of sharp fluctuations of the rupiah against the dollar.

12.   Meanwhile, the peso strengthened slightly in trading that was remarkably narrow compared with the sharp fluctuations of recent weeks.

13.   Once the Mexican peso finds a sustainable level, sharp fluctuations in the exchange rate will diminish, Ortiz predicted.

14.   Shortages of sugar in recent weeks led to sharp fluctuations in prices.

15.   Some dealerships simply halted sales because the sharp fluctuation caused problems for the local car agents to continue assembling and production.

16.   Some traders told The Jakarta Post yesterday the sharp fluctuation of the rupiah against the U.S. dollar had caused difficulties in fixing prices.

17.   The peso strengthened slightly Monday in trading that was remarkably narrow compared with the sharp fluctuations of recent weeks.

18.   The sharp fluctuations of international financial flows and currency trading have crushed the economic and social achievements of developing countries.

19.   The system of volatility bands was introduced to curb recent sharp fluctuations in the peso-dollar rate.

20.   The unusual trading deadlock was broken when banking officials widened a series of volatility bands designed to prevent sharp fluctuations.