1.   And that left analysts groping for an explanation.

2.   Both the announcement and the subsequent conference call left analysts clamoring for more decisive action to restore profits.

3.   A POOR MONTH FOR RETAILERS Retailers reported some of the weakest monthly sales of the year, leaving analysts wondering whether bullish predictions for the holidays should be tempered.

4.   But less than two years later, Zapata was dumping its assets and making an odd leap into the food business, a move that left many analysts confounded.

5.   But the abruptness of the departure left many analysts questioning whether a series of setbacks the company has suffered played a part in the decision.

6.   But the abruptness of the departure left many analysts questioning whether a series of setbacks the company has suffered played a role in the decision.

7.   But the abruptness of the departure left many analysts questioning whether setbacks the company has suffered played a role in the decision.

8.   But while the headline figures that Toshiba announced Monday were impressively large, they left many analysts without a clear picture of where the company was headed.

9.   By traditional valuation standards, the Nasdaq is extraordinarily expensive, leaving some analysts worried that it is overdue for a sharp drop.

10.   Grain exporting firms bought corn futures contracts at the Chicago Board of Trade, leaving analysts to question if some of that business was completed.