21.   He said the high interbank rate is a temporary phenomenon.

22.   Inflation may be only a temporary phenomenon, according to IMF representative Howard Handy.

23.   Koizumi said the general feeling among Japanese investors was that the current economic woes were only a temporary phenomenon and the situation would improve in the coming months.

24.   Mohamed Ariff said direct price controls will not work well and the public should put up with price increases because it will be a temporary phenomenon.

25.   Some experts said the current flow is a temporary phenomenon and the sea will soon start rising again.

26.   THE downturn in the construction industry is only a temporary phenomenon and a recovery should be seen by the end of this year, analysts say.

27.   A recent slump in certain countries reflects temporary phenomena and does not point to economic decline, the Bank found in its latest regional forecast.

28.   Analysts said they consider the decline a temporary phenomenon.

29.   But these are temporary phenomenon.

30.   But Jiang and economic tzar Zhu Rongji warned the chute in prices was a temporary phenomenon and did not indicate that China had enough grain.