11.   The move underscores how a faltering economy is forcing even profitable businesses to trim workers to survive.

12.   The move underscores that Russia is determined to win a decisive, if bloody, victory over its foes.

13.   The move underscores the high stakes in animated movies, where Disney remains the kingpin despite disappointing performance by its most recent releases.

14.   The move also underscores the competition among Wall Street firms to serve their customers by rolling out proprietary innovations.

15.   The move underscored the vulnerability of any computer on the global Internet network to a sophisticated computer criminal.

16.   The moves today underscore the desperate straits the company is in.

17.   Although largely symbolic, the move underscores the difficulties EU nations face to meet their own strict conditions for the switch to the euro.

18.   But the move underscored the weak and divided state of the Japanese government as it headed into a major trade confrontation with the United States.

19.   Since Dutch authorities rarely offer rewards for tips, the move underscores the political pressure they face to solve the case swiftly.

20.   The move underscored the urgency of the week-old government crackdown on smuggling and was a bold political stroke for Jiang.