1.   A leading French economist believes that the defeat of communism has merely presented capitalism with a new crisis.

2.   As recently as this past summer, many leading economists were still focusing on the risks posed by inflation.

3.   As several leading economists have pointed out, Europe lacks vital components that make monetary union work in the United States.

4.   A group of leading California economists issued a statement Friday saying that rate increases were unavoidable.

5.   A study by a leading Pakistani economist asserts that social conditions are now worse in South Asia than in sub-Saharan Africa.

6.   Even some leading economists seem a bit surprised by the recent trend.

7.   Gramm also pointed out that leading economists, including Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, have cautioned against a hasty reaction to the downfall of Enron.

8.   In this regard, the local forecast is much like those being fashioned by leading economists on the national scene.

9.   Just a decade ago leading economists in the United States and Europe settled on a new strategy for fighting poverty.

10.   Now they are seen by many, including some leading Western economists, as a wooden stake to halt the Dracula-like speculative attacks on developing country markets.