21.   Some analysts caution, though, that the scale of spending restraint may fail to impress investors and undermine the case for lower rates.

22.   Some investors were clearly impressed by that vision.

23.   Some analysts caution, though, that the restraints on spending may fail to impress investors and undermine the case for lower rates.

24.   Some analysts say part of the reason for hiring Americans, particularly at Swiss and German airlines, is to impress international investors.

25.   Stocks sank as stronger-than-expected earnings from oil companies Mobil Corp. and Exxon Corp. and Shell Oil Co. failed to impress investors.

26.   Such innovation impresses some investors.

27.   Taiwan stocks fell, led by construction shares, as a government plan to boost the stock market failed to impress investors, traders said.

28.   The amount of new money impressed investors.

29.   The bank impressed investors by taking big steps to control costs, which helps profits over time.

30.   The charges contend that the fraud went on for more than a decade, with company officials systematically altering financial statements to increase profits in order to impress investors.