51.   The continuing weakness of wheat due to heavy sales of long options by speculators spilled over into the other markets.

52.   The company was satisfied in view of the continuing weakness of the German market and a big increase in costs, company president Mark Woessner said.

53.   The greenback benefited from the announcement that unemployment rose in Germany and from the continuing weakness of the Japanese stock market.

54.   The integration becomes even more difficult when viewed against the backdrop of continuing weakness in computer hardware markets.