101.   Gerashchenko has also resisted liberalization of the currency market and blamed the Cabinet for the recent drop of the ruble.

102.   Greenspan also said it was too early to judge whether the recent drop in the stock market could cause a recession.

103.   He has blamed the recent sharp drops in the value of many Southeast Asian currencies on foreign speculators.

104.   He blamed the situation on the Asian crisis and a recent drop in world oil prices.

105.   In Hong Kong, share prices surged as investors bought up bargains after some recent sharp drops.

106.   Investors sold bank shares on fears that a recent drop in bond prices would hurt profits, analysts said.

107.   Its recent drop has raised some concerns that there was more than just a normal correction under way.

108.   Market-watchers said recent sales lent support to the notion that U.S. exports are gradually improving, helped by the recent drop in prices.

109.   Mrs Chan said the recent drop in property prices and rents had been a welcome relief from the inflationary pressure that demand had been creating on the business costs.

110.   Moreover, Rubin said that a recent sharp drop in interest rates that has cheapened borrowing costs for many businesses and consumers could help reinvigorate economic growth.