91.   Nakagawa, however, insisted that the decision to limit rice imports reflects the demands of consumers, who tend to buy Japanese rice over imported rice.

92.   Orders to U.S. factories registered their first increase of the year in March, reflecting stronger demand for airplanes, cars and other transportation equipment.

93.   Private sector building activity also picked up markedly, reflecting demand in the property market and consistent with our objective of raising supply.

94.   Satoshi Honda, a JAMA spokesman, said the continued slide in auto production reflected sluggish demand for autos, especially in the United States and Europe.

95.   SBC officials hinted that they see tough going for the rest of the year, saying that they have reduced capital spending plans to reflect lower demand for products.

96.   Some analysts said those figures reflected decent demand from investors attracted to the high yields.

97.   The April drop reflected weakened demand for cars, computers and semiconductors.

98.   The drop reflected slackened demand for cars, computers and semiconductors.

99.   The negative outlook reflects weakening demand, due to economic downturn, in some of its major offshore markets such as Japan and South Korea.

100.   The lower percentage reflects higher demand, which means more investor confidence.