1.   Also adding to the negative tone in trading is the weakness in the dollar, which makes dollar denominated investments like U.S. Treasury securities less attractive to foreign investors.

2.   Analysts said that despite the negative tone in the market on Friday, the overall health of the market was strong.

3.   And he criticized Sanchez for setting a negative tone in a contest that is still half a year away.

4.   As for the national campaign, Sue Chuckran said she dislikes the negative tone it has taken.

5.   Bradley has succeeded in attracting voters who are disenchanted with the negative tone of politics in America, Black said, but he needs to convince traditional Democrats.

6.   Bush aides are unapologetic about his carefully scripted punches, although they believe it is Gore who has adopted a negative tone.

7.   Forbes has attributed his disappointments in Iowa and New Hampshire largely to the negative tone of his early ad campaign.

8.   He also deplores the increasingly negative tone of the news, which, he says, often treats elected officials as guilty until proven innocent.

9.   He claimed that my letter had a negative tone and I had no right to make such comments in the first place.

10.   His presidency has introduced a distinctly negative tone toward Russia amplified by a contentious espionage dispute and policy debates that seem headed toward a significant downgrading of relations.