21.   The new offensive by Seoul in the war of words dims the prospects that a high-level meeting between North and South Korea will be held soon.

22.   The news dimmed prospects the Federal Reserve will keep lowering interest rates.

23.   The report dimmed prospects the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates at its policy-setting meeting this month.

24.   The vote against cloning does not dim the prospects for Congress to approve federally financed stem cell research even should Bush come out against it.

25.   Although Sankoh did not mention the amnesty issue he raised other new demands which appeared to dim the prospects of an early deal.

26.   But continued hostility toward South Korea and the United States dims prospects for any quick influx of Western capital.

27.   But he stuck to his demand that Russian troops turn around and leave, dimming prospects for a negotiated settlement.

28.   Further dimming prospects for an Israeli-Palestinian peace treaty, the two sides traded angry accusations Saturday.

29.   In a British Broadcasting Corporation interview, Sankoh made new demands Monday that appeared to dim the prospects of an early agreement to end the war.

30.   MCI blamed weak regulation of former monopoly Telmex for severely dimming the prospects for Avantel to compete profitably.