31.   The announcement sent stocks soaring as investors morose about the economy found new cause for optimism.

32.   The announcement sent their U.S. shares surging on the New York Stock Exchange.

33.   The announcement sent a jolt through the ruling party and intensified jockeying for posts in a shake-up of the Cabinet and ruling party leadership scheduled for early next week.

34.   The announcement sent Italian politics into a new stage of uncertainty and pushed the lira down to a record low against the benchmark German mark.

35.   The announcement sent beef sales crashing, first in Britain, then across Europe as consumers worried that other herds may have been infected by British cattle.

36.   The announcement sent share prices soaring on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

37.   The surprise announcement sent prices plunging, as traders in London, Zurich, Johannesburg and other financial centers rushed to unload their holdings of the metal.

38.   They noted that the announcement immediately sent share and bond prices lower in the United States.

39.   This announcement sent the price of gold climbing as dealers grew concerned that the political crisis might disrupt gold production in the country.

40.   The announcement has also sent ripples of deep unease through the military and many of the politicians who were associated with Chun and Roh.