31.   Stocks fell despite reports indicating that the recovery the recession was widening.

32.   Stocks fell despite a positive report on the home building industry, and followed a move Tuesday by the Federal Reserve to leave interest rates unchanged.

33.   The dollar fell despite scores of dollar buying interventions by the Japanese central bank, dealers said.

34.   The market fell despite a report indicating that manufacturing activity showed some signs of bottoming in February.

35.   The market Thursday continued a decline that began late Wednesday, and kept falling despite some reassuring government data.

36.   The investigation fell apart despite evidence that banks and U.S. companies moved hundreds of thousands of dollars to Vietnam in apparent violation of the embargo.

37.   The market fell despite efforts by world finance officials to deal with the twin threats of soaring oil prices and a weak European currency.

38.   The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is seeking to keep prices from falling despite a seasonal weakness in demand and an overall decline in global economic growth.

39.   The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is seeking to keep prices from falling despite a seasonal weakness in demand.

40.   The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is seeking to keep prices from falling despite a seasonal weakness in demand and an overall decline in global economic growth.