11.   Berkshire could have done much more to warn investors what was happening.

12.   A boatload of companies warning investors of shortfalls last month primed investors for disappointing results.

13.   A drop in Microsoft drove down shares of other U.S. technology companies after Microsoft warned investors about its less-than-stellar growth prospects over the next year.

14.   A drop in Microsoft Corp. drove down shares of other technology companies after the high-tech company warned investors about its growth prospects over the next year.

15.   Building materials groups, on the other hand, have bent over backward to warn investors that profits could be down.

16.   But IBM had warned investors of potential problems, and some analysts had expected even weaker results.

17.   But like Mexico before the crisis, some Asian nations disclose relatively little reliable economic data that would warn investors of impending trouble.

18.   But the agencies did little to warn investors.

19.   But the statement appeared to be mostly an effort to warn investors of their mistake.

20.   Commonwealth Bank warned investors, however, not to expect growth at the same pace in the current year.