21.   Mass market retailers are not about to say how they would respond to the imposition of steep punitive tariffs.

22.   Mexican tomato growers also praised the agreement, saying without it the U.S. Commerce Department would have imposed higher punitive tariffs on Mexican tomatoes.

23.   NEC Corp. said a U.S. court rejected its request to stop the Commerce Department from charging punitive tariffs on its supercomputers.

24.   Now that Japan has uncharacteristically summoned up the courage to say No, the Americans are promising to slap punitive tariffs on various Japanese imports.

25.   Once again Washington is playing hardball with Tokyo, threatening punitive tariffs against imports unless Japan yields in trade negotiations.

26.   President Clinton initiated proceedings against Tokyo in the fall that could lead to punitive tariffs on some Japanese auto exports to the United States.

27.   Some trade specialists say punitive tariffs are the best way to make Japan open its market.

28.   Such a finding could lead to punitive tariffs or stiff quotas to restrict imports.

29.   Strong European criticism of the U.S. decision to slap punitive tariffs on Japanese imports has also hurt the dollar, traders and analysts said.

30.   Such shipments had declined in July, reflecting a threat by the United States to impose punitive tariffs on imports of Japanese luxury cars.