81.   Oil production cuts by OPEC-member nations have pushed crude oil prices higher, but other forces may put downward pressure on prices.

82.   Oil stocks were lower as concerns grew about various downward pressures on energy prices.

83.   On the other hand, a trade deficit the magnitude of ours is clearly unsustainable over time and thus will eventually put downward pressure on the dollar.

84.   Other significant downward pressures came from lower motoring costs as supermarkets and oil companies fight for an increased share of the gasoline retail market.

85.   Other significant downward pressures came from lower motoring costs as supermarkets and oil companies fought for an increased share of the gasoline retail market.

86.   Particularly so, because the euro arrives at a time when European prices are already under downward pressure.

87.   Paying off debt puts downward pressure on interest rates and frees capital for more productive uses.

88.   Rather, any development that increases foreign access to Japanese markets puts that much more downward pressure on the artificially high prices Japanese consumers pay for most products.

89.   Reducing the publicly held debt would put downward pressure on interest rates and free up capital for private enterprise to use in building new factories or developing new technologies.

90.   Reports that sales of PCs slowed at the beginning of this year added to the downward pressure on stocks of personal computer and related hardware companies.