71.   The meeting underscored the urgent need to increase European investments in Asia from their present low levels as well as to encourage Asian investments in Europe.

72.   The present quantitative level is absolutely inconsistent with either current situation in the world or the nature of the present-day threats.

73.   The suggestion for an aircraft-borne monitoring system comes as the government is considering reducing its present level of monitoring through water samples.

74.   These included maintaining present levels of funding of news programs of the same range and quality.

75.   We believe the present level is about right.

76.   Yoshino expects car demand in Japan to remain as sluggish as present levels.

77.   He added, however, that the dollar may be entering a stable period and could finish the end of the day at present levels.

78.   He said generally favorable prospects for labor costs and for prices of core production materials would keep consumer price inflation near its present level of below three percent.

79.   A fast solution would keep the dollar at present levels or could even move it higher, operators say.

80.   Brokers said FetP Healthcare looked likely to settle at its present level until its next results and a clearer picture of competition in the United States developed.