21.   Still, the government may be unable to stem a rise in the yen, dealers said.

22.   The Cabinet of Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama has publicly discussed ways to stem the rise in cases of students tormenting classmates they consider misfits.

23.   The government plans to announce a new program soon designed to stem the rise in cases of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, the report said.

24.   The treaty is meant to stem the rise in consumption and tobacco-related disease.

25.   Mitsuzuka later hinted at possible intervention by Japanese, US and European banks to stem further rises in the dollar.