1.   The government requested international assistance to support the balance of payments and to stem the decline in international reserves.

2.   In order to stem the decline, it was suggested that the trade must change its image and recruit younger drinkers.

3.   Among Southeast Asian currencies, the Malaysian ringgit and the Indonesian rupiah rallied amid speculation central banks in those countries bought their currencies to stem their decline.

4.   And Jewish leaders are scrambling to stem the decline.

5.   A simple one-a-day type supplement may be all that is needed to slow or even stem that decline, recent studies show.

6.   A rise in the dollar against the yen helped stem declines.

7.   But according to Wetlands International, public pressure and new laws are helping to stem the decline in the West.

8.   But that development did nothing to stem the decline in high-flying technology shares.

9.   Declines were stemmed by a gain in shares of auto and electronics exporters.

10.   Declines were stemmed by a rally in real estate stocks.