71.   While election observers and police reported no violent incidents, international monitors reported a sharp downturn of people voting in the strife-weary capital of Honiara.

72.   Finance ministers will have a considerable amount of discretion in deciding whether to apply the sanctions during sharp economic downturns.

73.   He added that the sharp downturn on Wall Street had also thwarted buying interest.

74.   However, that growth rate is likely to slow significantly in coming years following a sharp downturn in pledged investment.

75.   Analysts here are particularly concerned about sharp downturns in the French and German economies, which are big markets for Spanish goods.

76.   Boeing had claimed the loss of jobs cited by the union was the result of a sharp downturn in the industry.

77.   The sharp downturn in bond markets was more than offset by brisk expansion in other market segments, the report said.

78.   The visit also prompted a sharp downturn in Sino-US ties.

79.   They both cited a sharp downturn in chip prices for their moves.

80.   It blamed cost-cutting by airlines trying to cope with the sharp downturn in passengers after the September attacks in which hijacked aircraft targetted New York and Washington.