11.   Moreover, farm incomes have been rising in recent years and farm debt has fallen.

12.   Net debt should fall below shareholders equity this year, he said.

13.   Russian debt fell on concerns President Boris Yeltsin was in poor health, while a recent rally in Latin American bonds ran out of steam.

14.   Russian debt fell for the fourth consecutive day after sustaining a week-long rally.

15.   The government was running a surplus, so the debt was falling.

16.   The major stock market indexes hit the skids that same month, and margin debt has been falling ever since.

17.   While the debt has fallen, the economy has grown.

18.   However, Belgium is hoping to adopt the euro under a clause that allows nations to enter if their debt is falling consistantly toward the required level.

19.   If a refinancing deal is not reached before the debt falls due at the end of July, Mobilcom could be forced into bankruptcy.

20.   Rome hopes to benefit from a clause in the single currency treaty that allows nations to join if their debt is falling consistently toward the target levels.