31.   The Bank of Canada yesterday bought Canadian dollars on the open market to slow a currency slide prompted by concern that Quebec may secede, analysts said.

32.   The concern prompted an emergency meeting on Friday among the Muslim-inhabited republics of the former Soviet Union in Almaty, the capital of Kazakstan.

33.   The damage was confined to the lower Blue Mountains and some back-country sections, but safety concerns prompted officials to close all the parks.

34.   The concern has prompted public health officials to make plans for an educational pamphlet that can be distributed to travel agencies and airports.

35.   The drop came late in the session and was triggered by a rise in interest rates prompted by concern about inflationary growth.

36.   The high degree of security has been prompted by concerns about possible attempts by American neo-Nazis to disrupt the tour.

37.   The late-session drop was triggered by a rise in interest rates prompted by concern about inflationary growth.

38.   The moves were prompted by concern over a widening scandal involving the sexual abuse of minors by priests.

39.   The order was not prompted by concerns that open trials might provoke follow-on retaliation, Ashcroft said.

40.   The State Bank move was also prompted by concerns about a growing gap between the official exchange rate and the black market exchange rate.