11.   But Samuel Lee, a fund manager at IBJ Merchant Bank, thinks the rebound could be short-lived.

12.   But the rebound is uneven.

13.   But the rebound was difficult, and Steven Reinprecht got to it and passed to Drury, who shot it past the fallen Hasek.

14.   But the rebound of orders was later and not as big as in the past, which may mean airlines are exercising more caution this time.

15.   But the rebound may be no more than the expected rebound after a long fall.

16.   Calling the data on such short term swings suspect, he said the rebound was largely a result of PC makers preparing for Christmas sales.

17.   Christopher Dodds, chief financial officer, said there is no rebound in sight.

18.   Eight months into what may be the next bull market, the rebound in stocks is the third weakest since World War II.

19.   Economists said that the rebound in sales was not all that surprising given that storms in the East had hurt sales in earlier weeks.

20.   Even though there was no rebound across the board in the stock market, some analysts were still surprised that even a modest recovery had occurred.