11.   At the height of the Internet frenzy, the key to attracting capital was often to show potential investors a patent as evidence of a marketable product or service.

12.   Because its credit rating is now below investment grade, Yamaichi faces even more difficulty in attracting capital.

13.   Because we save so little and borrow so much, America has become dependent on a high value for the dollar in order to attract needed capital.

14.   Because corporate profits have been strong, and given the strength of the U.S. economy, the prospects are U.S. markets will continue to attract capital, she said.

15.   Between higher interest rates and a stronger dollar, U.S. government securities attract foreign capital, supporting bonds by increasing demand.

16.   Both moves are designed to attract foreign capital.

17.   A country whose currency is under siege needs to attract foreign capital to keep factories and other business afloat.

18.   David D. Hale, chief economist of Kemper Securities Inc., wrote in a recent Economic Review that tax cuts could attract foreign capital immediately.

19.   Earlier attempts at attracting private capital ran into similar difficulties.

20.   Everywhere, he has tried to clarify an initiative intended to attract private capital to an industry that has been starved of investment through years of political uncertainty.