31.   Analysts said the increased competition would spur better performance and reduced prices.

32.   Analysts were skeptical the settlement will reduce drug prices.

33.   And increased competition could do more for his business than simply reduce prices, Pojednic said.

34.   And some states, which now pay for drugs for the poor through the Medicaid program, are calling for drug companies to reduce their prices.

35.   And steel producer Nucor Corp. reduced prices for some of its products to bolster sales.

36.   And once one large PC makers reduces prices, others soon follow, analysts said.

37.   And the smaller planes having access to these mountain resorts may not reduce their prices substantially.

38.   And to blunt the impact, Apple has significantly reduced prices to make its computers more competitive with generally cheaper machines that run Windows.

39.   As a result, the Bells are reducing the prices they charge long-distance companies.

40.   As a result, the Bells are reducing the prices they charge the long-distance companies, known as access charges.