31.   Businessmen yesterday urged legislators to minimize spending asgovernment cut its economic growth forecast for this year due to the currency meltdown in the region.

32.   But number of members is expected to fall dramatically this year due to the company raising premiums to keep up with rising medical costs.

33.   But its gripped started to weaken in the past few years due to the Prachakorn Thai and Democrat parties.

34.   But they are especially numerous this year due to rising disillusionment with the major candidates.

35.   Carriers have suffered huge losses in recent years due to overcapacity, prompting Beijing last year to order most of them to consolidate into three major companies.

36.   CATHAY Pacific Airways Ltd expects its Malaysian operations to suffer a plunge in profits throughout much of the year due to the current economic problem in Asia.

37.   CHIN Teck Plantations Bhd expects to post better results for the current financial year due to spiralling palm oil prices.

38.   Demand for shiprepair from domestic shipowners also declined during the second half of the year due to the effect of the regional currency crisis and high interest rates.

39.   Dozens of Russian miners have been killed in recent years due to lax safety precautions and obsolete equipment.

40.   England winger Dan Luger will be out of action for almost a year due to a knee injury.