21.   That means they need to move to riskier investments.

22.   The Economist Intelligence Unit rates Russia as a riskier investment than Iraq.

23.   They reasoned that the news would prompt the Fed to raise interest rates next month, making long-term bonds a riskier investment.

24.   Hedge funds, which are largely unregulated, can make riskier investments than mutual funds.

25.   Investors turned toward well-established computer makers and networking companies, shunning newer Internet businesses that were seen as riskier investments at the end of a volatile week.

26.   If the firm had included those billions as debt, it would have been seen by credit-rating agencies, analysts and investors as being a riskier investment.