51.   Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was in New York on Monday on a trip to meet with President Bush and shore up a shaky cease-fire.

52.   Political turmoil has undermined attempts by most member states to attract foreign investment and shore up their economies, most of which are struggling.

53.   A dealer said that Chuan came in too late to soothe the market and what he said Tuesday may help shore up the baht Wednesday.

54.   A major reorganization in its sales and distribution network would also bring down costs and shore up margins.

55.   Analysts said the company was trying to take advantage of rebounding interest to help shore up its capital base.

56.   Beijing is anxious for Japan to halt a dip in imports and shore up the sagging yen, a senior trade official said.

57.   Billions of dollars worth of dams, airports, housing, highways and other programs have been scrapped or postponed indefinitely to help shore up the economy.

58.   Besides boosting an image of destinations made cheap by currency weakness, renegotiation of bilateral aviation agreements could also help shore up the regional tourism industry.

59.   Bush favors a voluntary approach for younger workers to help shore up funding as the large baby boom generation starts retiring in the coming decade.

60.   But Hogg said further action would be needed the shore up consumer trust.