21.   Those securities are more sensitive to changes in interest rates than shorter-term notes, and could decline more if the Fed raises its fed funds target.

22.   Those securities are more sensitive to changes in rates than shorter-term notes, and could decline more if the Fed raises its fed funds target.

23.   Though there is no room left for interest rate reductions to help the situation, Hayami said the bank-reserve target could be raised further if necessary.

24.   With little sign of rising inflation, few analysts are predicting that the Fed will raise its target for the overnight bank lending rate.

25.   But executives raised their targets for this year.

26.   But Yahoo raised its targets for this year.

27.   In the compromise plan, revenue targets were raised to allow for greater spending.

28.   But a goal from Santiago Aragon raised the target to five and put the Spaniards through to a Paris final meeting with Arsenal.

29.   But the US administration has been demanding that Japan raise the target to reduce its huge trade surplus with the United States.