41.   They also spoke of a broader sense that the country was losing its moral roots and that the ever-corrupt politicians could do nothing about it.

42.   They think the country has lost its focus on right and wrong.

43.   They refuse to put on the Thatcherite straitjacket, because they believe their countries will lose their identities or their workers will be too tightly squeezed.

44.   Thus a country can lose some of its assets and still enjoy a boom of sorts.

45.   With the strengthening of the dollar in the last two years, however, these countries lost their export competitiveness and the easy flow of money dried up.

46.   With the strengthening of the dollar in the last two years, these countries lost their export competitiveness, the easy flows of money dried up.

47.   Yet both feel the country lost precious momentum afterward.

48.   Opponents of efforts to lift controls on the global economy assert that a main effect is that developed countries lose jobs to nations where wages are lower.

49.   Adding to the pressure is the fact that no host country has ever lost their opening match.

50.   Adding to the pressure on the Japanese squad is the fact that no host country has ever lost their opening match.