21.   The report attributed the decline to stricter laws adopted by several EU nations and cutbacks in entitlements for foreigners awaiting decisions on their asylum requests.

22.   The report attributed the deficit to the investment and consumption boom in the United States and the strength of the dollar.

23.   The report attributed the fiasco to a lack of understanding by the people running the labor export agencies of the actual conditions prevailing in Kuwait.

24.   The report attributed the increase to higher production in the United States.

25.   The report attributed the increase to successful investments in Jordanian development projects, including housing, hotel and tourism schemes.

26.   The report attributed the increase to unspecified new Gulf Arab markets for Jordanian agricultural produce.

27.   The reports attributed the figure to unnamed Red Cross officials in Acapulco.

28.   The official report attributed the lagging growth to the disappointing performance of the agricultural sector, which dominates the economy.

29.   The report attributed most of the fires to carelessness or to violations of fire prevention rules.

30.   The report attributed regional growth to expansion of exports and access to financing from foreign sources.