21.   The announcement sent the stocks of the companies, as well as some other biotechnology companies, down sharply.

22.   The announcements are also sending a message of confidence to investors.

23.   The buyback announcements are also sending a message of confidence to investors.

24.   The two announcements sent Apple shares soaring as investors bet that Microsoft will keep the company afloat by writing software for its Macintosh line.

25.   The announcement hardly sent a ripple through the currency market, where traders said few investors had expected much fluctuation in the ruble rate anyway.

26.   The announcement sent Creative Publishing shares soaring on the London Stock Exchange.

27.   The announcements sent several other technology stocks reeling.

28.   The announcement sent beef sales crashing, first in Britain, then across Europe as consumers worried that their herds may have been infected by British cattle.

29.   The announcement sent beef sales crashing, first in Britain, then across Europe.

30.   The announcement sent Mannesmann shares soaring on the Frankfurt stock exchange.