71.   Analysts blame the lack of progress on mixed signals Wall Street has been getting about the economy.

72.   Analysts blame the shortfall on everything from lax tax collection and rampant lawlessness in Karachi, to a poor cotton crop for the third straight year.

73.   Analysts blamed the increase on seasonal variations, and many expect the increase to be reversed in coming weeks.

74.   Analysts blamed the precipitous drop on rising fears of further Fed interest rate increases rather than the Greenspan announcement.

75.   Analysts blamed uncertainty over the rescue package for continued market jitters.

76.   Analysts have blamed Salinas for leaving his successor with a financial crisis.

77.   Analysts have blamed the dangerously expanding trade deficit on an overvalued local currency.

78.   Analysts have blamed the situation on concern among investors that South Korea might renege on the tough conditions the IMF attached to the loan.

79.   Analysts blamed the decline on the dispute and worries over company earnings.

80.   Analysts blamed the increase on concerns about inflation, which were heightened by reports showing rising price pressures at both the wholesale and retail levels.