31.   The decline was stemmed by a partial recovery in bonds.

32.   The government announcement that it was easing controls on investments by foreigners failed to stem the decline, traders and analysts said.

33.   The measures come a week after the central bank doubled interest rates to stem a decline in foreign reserves.

34.   The plan included no permanent bailout fund, however, and many investors said it may not be enough to stem market declines in the region.

35.   The plan included no permanent bailout fund, however, and may investors said it may not be enough to stem market declines in the region.

36.   There was also Alaska, where both companies made major discoveries, rode the good times of huge production and struggled in recent years to stem the decline.

37.   Though sales and profit margins were lower in Europe, analysts said Motorola seemed to have stemmed the decline and prepared for a rebound.

38.   Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, a former currency trader, confirmed that the U.S. bought dollars to stem its decline.

39.   Traders hope the decline in prices will stem a decline in coffee consumption, which many attribute to a surge in retail prices last year following the frosts.

40.   While the litigation has progressed, independent bookstores appear to have begun to stem the decline in the marketshare.