21.   Such automatic orders were placed by investors to limit losses because they had expected the dollar to rise.

22.   The investor would place such an order in the usual way, through a broker.

23.   The premium underscores the value investors are placing on cellular providers as the telecommunications industry consolidates.

24.   The record of poor performance between September and November has been traditionally followed by a rebound in December, as investors place their bets for the next year.

25.   These investors place their orders by computer to an automated service center, rather than over the phone to a live broker.

26.   When an investor places a large sell order, the trust delivers shares, not cash, to settle the transaction.

27.   While investors still placed only one dollar of every five into internationally invested funds, these small markets were sensitive to the inflows in the first quarter.

28.   Foreign investors placed huge buy orders for shares in the Korean telecommunications provider, Dow Jones Newswires reported.

29.   Meanwhile, conservative investors were placing easy bets on big-name, well respected stocks.

30.   The present currency turbulence highlights the importance that investors have placed on such issues.