31.   But while the prospect of competition was supposed to drive prices down, the opposite has happened.

32.   Can the artist withstand this, or will the flood of Picassos drive prices down?

33.   Chrysler said leasing a test site would cost one-tenth as much as building one, helping keep prices down.

34.   Competition, along with the lower cost of generic technologies, would drive prices down and boost demand for these PCs.

35.   Computer makers have demanded lower prices from suppliers in order to keep their sales prices down.

36.   Concern about rising production in Chile also pushed prices down.

37.   Continued weakness in the technology sector, coupled with a daylong retreat in drug and financial stocks, dragged stock prices down Wednesday.

38.   Costlier Pentium II units reportedly arriving next month may drive prices down on current units or their successors.

39.   Concern that the Venezuelan currency may come under pressure and that corporate earnings may be less than expected brought share prices down.

40.   Drug prices fall substantially after patents expire because the companies lose their monopolies and generic competitors force prices down.