21.   The U.S. dollar slipped against the Japanese yen Wednesday morning on growing pessimism over the outcome of the U.S.-Japanese auto trade talks.

22.   The U.S. dollar was trading lower against the Japanese yen at midafternoon Wednesday on growing pessimism over the outcome of U.S.-Japan auto trade talks.

23.   The survey by the global executive search firm Spencer Stuart disclosed growing pessimism across the continent on the time required to ride out the crisis.

24.   The U.S. currency was under selling pressure in Tokyo because of growing pessimism over the U.S. economy, traders said.

25.   The U.S. dollar extended its three-year high against the yen Wednesday morning amid growing pessimism over the Japanese economy.

26.   The U.S. currency was under selling pressure in Tokyo as well because of growing pessimism regarding an early recovery in the U.S. economy, traders said.

27.   The U.S. currency was under selling pressure in Tokyo because of growing pessimism regarding an early recovery in the U.S. economy, traders said.

28.   The U.S. dollar fell against the Japanese yen Wednesday morning on growing pessimism over the outcome of the U.S.-Japanese auto trade talks.

29.   The U.S. dollar rose slightly against the yen in early trading Wednesday, while Japanese stock prices retreated on growing pessimism over the prospects for corporate profit growth.

30.   There is growing pessimism in Bosnia about whether elections billed by outsiders as the best hope for the ruined country can be anything more than deja vu.