21.   Analysts attributed the slide to gold funds that have been selling stocks to solve liquidity problems.

22.   Analysts attributed the volatility to indecision among investors about the outlook for profits and interest rates.

23.   Analysts attributed the weakness in retail sales, in part, to people staying home to watch the Olympics on television.

24.   Analysts attributed the winning session to a combination of bargain hunting after the recent price slide and to a slightly more optimistic outlook for earnings.

25.   Analysts attributed those gains to the popularity of index funds.

26.   Analysts earlier attributed the expected gains in broadcasting to strong performances by cable channels such as ESPN and the Disney Channel.

27.   Analysts now attribute the vigorous performance this year, at least in part, to the delayed effects from an earlier period of low interest rates.

28.   Analysts yesterday attributed the rise in Ciba shares to speculation the company could sell its Mettler Toledo weighing equipment unit to a trade buyer.

29.   Analysts attribute the comeback to better inventory control and pricing, stock buybacks, improving earnings and speculation on a California rebound.

30.   Analysts attribute the slowing industrial growth rate to the reduction in the growth rate of stockpiling.