51.   Adding to pessimism that gold prices can mount another rally are signs that U.S. economic growth is slow enough to keep inflation tame, analysts said.

52.   All the sales have been at an average price well above the current gold price.

53.   Brokers naturally recommend mining companies over metal because they pay a dividend as well as moving with the gold price.

54.   Buoyant stock and bond markets, low inflation and concern about possible forthcoming European central bank gold sales have kept gold prices contained.

55.   But an unhedged company would reap a bigger windfall from an upturn in the gold price.

56.   But buyers should remember that all of this has not done much for gold prices.

57.   But a slightly stronger dollar and lower gold prices helped support the market.

58.   But gold prices had been heading south for months until the heavy breath of sexual scandal and potential constitutional crisis enveloped the White House over the Monica Lewinsky affair.

59.   But gold prices have been severely depressed this year, suggesting few people are hoarding the metal.

60.   But on Thursday, gold prices began sliding back.