21.   And the flood of dollars into Asia will start to put downward pressure on the buck, making it less attractive to hold instruments denominated in dollars.

22.   And the recent economic troubles in Asia are expected to put further downward pressure on consumer prices.

23.   And they have added to the downward pressure by selling gold months ahead in the futures market and pocketing easy profits.

24.   And there is little risk that fresh capacity will put downward pressure on rates anytime soon, analysts said.

25.   And that could put further downward pressure on stock prices.

26.   Any drop in taxes would almost certainly require the government to sell additional deficit-covering bonds, thereby putting downward pressure on prices of existing bonds.

27.   Any tax cut would almost certainly require the government to sell additional deficit-covering bonds, thereby putting downward pressure on existing bond prices.

28.   A narrower deficit reduces downward pressure on a currency.

29.   A softer dollar and stabilizing stock markets in Asia added to the downward pressure in the bond market.

30.   A widening deficit puts downward pressure on the currency.