1.   Although stocks recovered by late Tuesday and gained yesterday, any signs of an imminent rise in U.S. interest rates could push them down again, traders said.

2.   But she was hard-pressed to predict the imminent rise of any large, important companies.

3.   In the short run, the dollar is unlikely to drop thanks to fading concern about an imminent rise in rates, traders said.

4.   Moreover, the dollar will suffer as long as speculation about an imminent rise in Japanese rates lingers, traders said.

5.   The Parti Quebecois is back in power and once again pledging the imminent rise of a French-speaking republic in the heart of Canada.

6.   Prices rose on the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday, snapping a six-day losing streak despite expectations of an imminent rise in U.S. interest rates.

7.   Against the other currencies, sterling was lower as dealers feared an imminent rise in interest rates.

8.   Any sharp rise in employment costs was likely to ignite fears of an imminent rise in US interest rates, they said.

9.   Australian government ministers triggered a rally on fixed interest markets Tuesday after hosing down speculation of an imminent rise in interest rates.

10.   Both the bond and stock markets considered that there would not be an imminent rise in British interest rates.