31.   Orders to buy or sell large amounts of stocks are expected, which could create unusual volatility in the market.

32.   Platinum fell amid speculation that Russia sold small amounts of the precious metal on the spot market.

33.   Over the last few years, executives at some companies released inaccurate earnings statements and, before correcting them, sold large amounts of stock at inflated prices.

34.   Put simply, drug prices are kept so low that pharmaceutical manufacturers must sell enormous amounts of their products to fund research and development.

35.   Scheepers sells small amounts of bulbs at retail and has many color illustrations.

36.   Some European nations may be tempted to sell large amounts of gold to reduce budget deficits as they struggle to qualify for economic and monetary union, traders said.

37.   The accord, he said, would have allowed Iraq to sell limited amounts of oil.

38.   The problems developed when the state turned to ChoicePoint, which compiles and sells vast amounts of frequently shaky information about individuals.

39.   The speculation was fueled Wednesday by activity in the cash market by Tradigrain Inc., the firm that sold large amounts of U.S. wheat to China in late December.

40.   The United Nations Security Council is considering whether to let Iraq keep selling limited amounts of oil to buy food and medicine and tend to other humanitarian needs.