41.   Earlier gains were eroded by renewed futures-led declines and profit-taking amid a lack of buy support, dealers said.

42.   Earlier gains were eroded by futures-led declines and profit-taking amid a lack of buy support, dealers said.

43.   Forced selling to meet margin calls in October would also conspire to erode any gain from increased foreign investment, they said.

44.   Light profit-taking in late trading failed to erode the gains.

45.   Moderate bargain-hunting first emerged in mid-morning trade, but renewed selling by foreign investors eroded any gains, pushing many investors to the sidelines.

46.   Opponents said it would erode important gains made by the civil rights movement.

47.   Profits were taken on the dollar and this eroded some gains noted on Asian markets.

48.   Share prices lost ground on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday as arbitrage-linked selling eroded early gains near the end of trading.

49.   The dollar eased against the yen and mark in Tokyo Thursday as recent gains were eroded by profit-taking, dealers said.

50.   The dropped lost against leading currencies except the pound sterling on Friday afternoon here after remarks by Treasury Secretary Roberty Rubin eroded earlier gains.