1.   According to the Bureau of National Affairs, production and service workers will see even sharper declines in job opportunities as the year ends.

2.   But the Board of Trade fears a sharper decline in the future if the federal government actually succeeds in adopting a balanced budget.

3.   But, he added, the sharper recent decline also reflects a new desire among Americans to indulge the forbidden pleasures of the table.

4.   Some funds in these sectors posted even sharper declines.

5.   The wider use of protease inhibitor drugs could contribute to an even sharper decline in AIDS deaths in the future, experts said.

6.   Broader stock indicators experienced even sharper declines.

7.   The market recovered from a sharper decline as news reports indicated the cause was not the result of terrorism.

8.   The sharper decline was also due to official relief measures begun in April reducing water and sewage charges, the government said in a statement.

9.   Traders were expecting a sharper decline as a result of crop damage caused by heat wave in the Middle East.