1.   He forecasts that over the next six to eight weeks, the market will dip before moving higher.

2.   Poland also topped its group in regional qualifying, though its form dipped before the World Cup.

3.   A faltering economy had already caused prices to dip before the terrorist attacks.

4.   Annual increases would be larger in the following three years as, under the Clinton plan, defense spending would dip before rising at the turn of the century.

5.   The Chinese are said to be waiting for the copper price to dip further before placing orders on the market, the London-based trading house commented.