11.   But Yeltsin decided that the fragile Russian economy could not afford the loss of Chubais.

12.   Catlett noted that the fragile economy has triggered corporation caution for sponsorship arrangements in all areas, not just bowl games.

13.   Clinton administration officials opposing the sale argued that such countries would be better advised to spend the money on bolstering their fragile economies.

14.   Decertification would trigger reductions in U.S. aid that could damage the fragile economy in Mexico, the second-largest U.S. trading partner behind Canada.

15.   He also warns political leaders that they have to govern well and learn to take advantage of international opportunities or their fragile economies are doomed.

16.   He is also concerned about the domination of Thai business on the fragile economy of Laos.

17.   He urged the creation of a beefed-up IMF with increased powers to supervise Asian banks and restructure fragile economies abroad.

18.   In recent years, billions of dollars have left fragile economies, from Russia to Mexico, facilitated by Western bankers.

19.   Meanwhile, top U.S. officials, including Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, have told Japan not to let its trade surplus grow to buoy its fragile economy.

20.   Private economists in Japan and the U.S. government protested repeatedly that the tax increase would be more than the fragile economy could withstand.