21.   Their problems are primarily external, starting with a steep drop in Asian demand for oil and other exports that has siphoned off dollars and scared away skittish investors.

22.   Those scandals helped drive away individual investors, the bread and butter of many smaller firms.

23.   Trading commissions, the bread-and-butter revenue sources for smaller brokerages, have declined as a series of scandals have spooked away smaller investors.

24.   With free trade, governments can no longer pad their coffers with sky-high tariffs on imported goods, or raise business taxes without frightening away foreign investors.

25.   About a dozen conglomerates collapsed under huge bank debts last year, chasing away foreign investors and thus fueling a financial crisis.

26.   All are frustrated by corruption, which has stalled economic growth and scared away foreign investors.

27.   All are frustrated by corruption, which has stalled the economy growth and scared away foreign investors.

28.   Gaza Economist Khaled Abdel-Shafi said sealing off the strip has frightened away private investors.

29.   However, in earlier reports, Samy said frequent rate revisions for future concessions may not be a good move as it would frighten away investors.

30.   In his interview, the president dismissed fears that the constitutional process will worsen the recession by keeping away potential investors fearful of political uncertainty.