11.   But the current wave of financial fraud is different, professional investors say.

12.   Deep pocketed investors such as Simon have the funds and low cost structures to ride out the current wave of sluggish retail sales.

13.   Despite the current wave of organized crime among ethnicities, Kleinknecht believes these groups will shed ethnic exclusivity and fuse to form amalgams of crime groups.

14.   Does the current wave of mega-media mergers make business sense to you?

15.   Even before the current wave of financial restructuring, the social composition of the city was worryingly lopsided.

16.   Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned Congress and government regulators Tuesday not to intervene too quickly in the current wave of multibillion dollar mergers sweeping some U.S. industries.

17.   Finally, not all the damage from the current wave of storms has yet been tallied.

18.   For now, he says, the current wave of speculators is unlikely to make money.

19.   General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers union are nearing an end to the current wave of labor battles, union and company officials said.

20.   He admires Alanis Morissette but has little use for the current wave of British rock.