21.   The government has attributed the increase to soaring prices on the international market.

22.   The government attributed much of the latest decline to a fall in private housing rents.

23.   The government attributed the bombs to opposition forces or communist guerrillas trying to oust Estrada.

24.   The government attributed the rise to more jobs becoming available at the end of a drought due to the El Nino weather phenomenon.

25.   The French government has attributed the rising inflation in recent months to the effects of a higher value-added tax and other measures.

26.   The government attributed the rise in foodgrains production to timely loans to farmers and supply of agricultural inputs and high-yielding seeds.

27.   The government attributes the rise to hoarding by dealers, creating an artificial scarcity.

28.   The government attributed the downward revision to a higher trade deficit than originally estimated and less production going into business stockpiles.

29.   The government attributed the increase to reduced evasion through stricter law enforcement and incentives to companies for prompt payment.

30.   The government attributed the unusual size of the revision to use of a flawed calculation method that overestimated business investment in software.