31.   The statement from the influential business lobby group was issued after an emergency meeting as prosecutors launched an investigation into entrepreneurs suspected of providing the cash to Roh.

32.   Just hours after the decision was announced, it was attacked by Congressional Democrats and two highly influential business groups as menacing jobs and growth.

33.   One of the original trustees of the conglomerate, Tembo was last November appointed chief executive and chairman of the hugely influential business group.

34.   The influential business and political weekly, The Economist, even said in an editorial in its latest edition that Clarke should be announcing tax rises, not cuts.

35.   The leader of the most influential Japanese business organization said Thursday that economic activities in Japan remained weak and the yen should not appreciate further.

36.   The influential business daily reported that the two Osaka-based banks would sign a formal agreement by the end of the week.