1.   His confidence was rattled by the accident.

2.   Friends say he can be too hard on himself, and they fear it rattles his confidence.

3.   Hermosillo admitted that his confidence was rattled heading into the playoffs.

4.   The default has rattled Japanese confidence in the creditworthiness of Chinese state-owned companies.

5.   The drop last year in the value of bonds issued by Northern Electric Plc illustrates the kinds of issues that conspired to rattle investor confidence in utility debt.

6.   The Ranger confidence is hardly rattled.

7.   U.K. stocks fell this week as currency turmoil and weak U.S. markets rattled investor confidence in the U.K. equity market, traders said.

8.   But a quarterfinal loss to Spain rattled their confidence and got one of their top scorers, Dubravko Simenc, suspended for the next game.

9.   Hong Kong shares were down sharply at midday as confidence was rattled by rising interest rates and reports a major Hong Kong-based investment bank may shut down.

10.   International election observers said the poll Monday was fair despite scattered irregularities, but worries have mounted that the vote-counting delay might rattle confidence in the process.