11.   At the same time, wide fluctuations in the OPSF position distorted government tax and spending collections.

12.   Chinese securities markets have at times been marked by wide fluctuations caused by wild speculation and manipulation.

13.   Concerned about rising gas prices, Clinton also cautioned oil-producing nations to guard against wide fluctuations in prices.

14.   Costa Rican President Miguel Angel Rodriguez urged steps to stabilize oil prices Thursday, saying wide fluctuations serve the interests of neither producers nor consumers.

15.   He also said Japan could not accept wide fluctuations in the value of the yen.

16.   The broader market also finished higher after a day of wide fluctuations.

17.   The oil price stabilization fund is used to cushion effects on local oil market prices caused by wide fluctuations in world crude costs and the foreign exchange rate.

18.   The result is wide fluctuations in tree values, U.S. producers say.

19.   The U.S. dollar ended slightly lower against the yen in Tokyo Friday after wide fluctuations ahead of the three-day weekend in New York and London.

20.   The wide fluctuations on the New York stock market was another contributing factor in dampening market sentiment on the local bourse.