1.   Foreign exchange reserves fell, with little hope of external financing or credits.

2.   As cash reserves fall, the banks may be forced to reduce further the level of bank deposits.

3.   Adding to speculation that U.S. reserves could fall are perceptions that global stockpiles also could prove leaner than expected.

4.   For, in a decade in which internal debt has grown, foreign reserves have fallen.

5.   Foreign reserves have fallen and several banks have failed.

6.   Foreign-exchange reserves have fallen too.

7.   Venezuela recently tightened up dollar authorizations as its international reserves have fallen.

8.   Foreign currency reserves have fallen to such a critical minimum that immediate, wide-scale privatization and foreign lending are indispensable, a central bank official said Friday.

9.   It came after reserves fell almost to zero because of a transformer fire, high demand, and a lack of power from idled plants and out-of-state suppliers.

10.   It was said the reserves fell almost to zero.