41.   Whether the allegations are proven or not, there is a growing public perception that there is some truth to them.

42.   However, there is a growing perception among commanders in IFOR that the case as presented by the Bosnian government was not cut and dry.

43.   Australian bonds also opened firmer with the help of US treasuries and the growing perception that interest rates here are close to their peak.

44.   The Dow closed sharply higher Monday on growing perceptions that economic data to be released this week would not prompt the US Federal Reserve to raise short-term interest rates.