11.   Several countries, including France, apparently favored sending troops to Albania to restore order and stem the flood of refugees.

12.   The dollar had been falling on expectations Germany would soon raise interest rates to support the mark, stem the flood of exports and cap inflation.

13.   To help stem the flood, the administration announced on Tuesday that Haitians picked up at sea would no longer be resettled in the United States.

14.   Turbulence in emerging markets from Latin America to Asia has done little to stem the flood of capital into the developing world, the International Monetary Fund said.

15.   U.S. Customs Service officials, concentrating on the drug trade, can do little to stem the flood of illicit antiquities into this country.

16.   While consumer prices have fallen, now the government is struggling to stem a flood of imports that have resulted in seven consecutive months of trade deficits.

17.   While the blazes can be battled, if slowly, it has proved more difficult to stem the flood of people who see the Peten as the promised land.

18.   Bradley blamed the crisis for the bankruptcy filing, faulting the U.S. government for failing to stem the flood of imports.

19.   But a France-led camp of nations wants mandatory quotas as a prerequisite to stem the flood of American programs on European television screens.

20.   Cities like Shanghai are closing migrant schools as part of efforts to stem a flood of poor workers from rural areas.