11.   But while a flurry of trade deals are announced, Clinton and others warn Japan must address other irritants, incluindg rising steel shipments.

12.   Earlier this month, the U.S. International Trade Commission approved punitive tariffs to combat low-priced Japanese steel shipments.

13.   He suggested that penalty tariffs might prove necessary against those countries if a sharp rise in their steel shipments to the United States is not reversed.

14.   Japanese officials said that the two countries also discussed Japanese steel shipments to the United States.

15.   Last Friday President Clinton warned Japan to curb its steel shipments or face stiff trade penalties.

16.   Last Friday, U.S. President Bill Clinton warned Japan to curb its steel shipments or face stiff trade penalties.

17.   Russian officials have complained about the cut in steel shipments, saying it would deal another blow to an economy that is already in steep decline.

18.   The decrease was due to the fall in steel shipments and sluggish sales of electronic equipment and automobiles.

19.   The ruling was the third favorable one in two days for the U.S. steel industry, which blames low-priced steel shipments for massive layoffs.

20.   U.S. Steel blamed the decline in steel shipments, which was reported Thursday, on an oversupplied global market.