21.   The Red Cross attributed the slump to the failure of aid agencies to set specific and achievable goals and to be accountable to donors and beneficiaries.

22.   Dealers attributed the slump to an onslaught by offshore banks, but central Reserve Bank governor Chris Stals said no particular factor had been identified.

23.   The slump was attributed to comments by a Federal Reserve official indicating that recent rises in commodity prices could be a sign of upcoming infaltion.

24.   The report attributed the slump in production to severe winter weather last month.

25.   The company attributed the slump in the tobacco sector to export disruptions in the former Soviet Union and vowed to boost tobacco volume later in the year.

26.   The Fed attributed the slump in production to severe winter weather last month.