1.   The government has promised to hand investors back their money.

2.   Approval became more likely after several major investors recently backed the plan.

3.   Beyond simply worrying about an American slowdown, some analysts say that investors are backing away from riskier investments over all.

4.   Bond investors may have backed away from these companies, but stockholders have not abandoned many of them.

5.   Chrysler Corp. directors are expected at their meeting Thursday to stand firm against proposals by dissident shareholder Kirk Kerkorian, after assuring themselves that investors back management.

6.   IExplore, which has had its site since February, is backed by investors that include Soros Private Equity Partners.

7.   In one instance, the same investors backed two separate bids to buy Banco Mexicano Somex.

8.   In recent months, concerns about regulatory restrictions has caused many investors to back away from the AOL and Time Warner deal.

9.   In short, these investors are backing projects that profit from preserving those assets.

10.   Institutional investors have backed away from the market amid concern that rising inflation will force an increase in interest rates.