21.   Because Gatic is small and little known, the default is unlikely to undermine investor confidence in other Argentine companies which have corporate bonds outstanding, analysts said.

22.   A default would raise U.S. borrowing costs and undermine confidence in U.S. assets, including the dollar, traders say.

23.   A break in talks between the White House and Congress aimed at balancing the budget undermined confidence that interest rates will fall.

24.   A default would raise U.S. borrowing costs and undermine confidence in U.S. financial markets.

25.   A default would undermine confidence in the U.S. bond market, the largest in the world.

26.   A sharp decline in stock prices could undermine consumer confidence, and consumers have been the driving force behind the decade-long economic expansion.

27.   Across the region, rising interest rates and weak currencies have undermined investor confidence in the ability of publicly traded companies in Asia to expand profits.

28.   Allegations of bribe-taking and influence-peddling by her have undermined confidence in evenhanded law enforcement.

29.   All this while the Mexican peso crisis has undermined investor confidence in industrializing nations worldwide.

30.   Both Packwood and Brown are undermining public confidence in government by refusing to step aside even on a temporary basis.