21.   The jockeying among Phelps Dodge and the two other companies is part of a larger trend involving all basic commodities including aluminum, chemicals and oils.

22.   The National Statistics Office said the sixth straight month of double-digit inflation rate was fueled by higher prices for basic commodities.

23.   The National Statistics Office said the third straight increase in the annual inflation rate was fueled by higher prices for basic commodities.

24.   The removal of subsidies for basic commodities has been announced several times, only to be delayed as food riots have flared around the country.

25.   The rate cut could help stimulate economic growth, which in turn could boost demand for basic commodities, such as chemicals.

26.   The surge of refugees eventually will spark inflation, while reducing stocks of basic commodities -- clean water is in short supply -- an age-old cocktail for civic disorder.

27.   When asked about the past year of military rule, most people here at the bazaar first complained about rising prices for sugar and other basic commodities.

28.   Others said that several protests staged over escalating prices of basic commodities had prompted most investors to take profits yesterday.

29.   Panic Uncertainty about the adequacy of the supply of basic commodities continued to prevail in some parts of the country yesterday.

30.   Protesters then marched to the office of Bulog, the state agency that distributes rice and other basic commodities.