41.   On the stock market, the Nikkei fell as most investors were retreating to the sidelines to await the outcome of the Fed committee meeting.

42.   On the stock market, the Nikkei moved lower as many investors retreated to the sidelines to await the outcome of the BOJ meeting.

43.   On the stock market, trading remained light as many investors retreated to the sidelines after the foreign exchange market in New York was closed Wednesday.

44.   On the stock market, many investors retreated to the sidelines as they waited for the vote on the unpopular Mori.

45.   On the stock market, most investors were retreating to the sidelines as they waited for the outcome of the FOMC meeting.

46.   On the stock market, the Nikkei fell as most investors were retreating to the sidelines as they waited for the outcome of the Fed committee meeting.

47.   On the stock market, many investors retreated to the sidelines as they waited for an outcome of the no-confidence motion against the unpopular Mori.

48.   On the stock market, trading remained light as many investors retreated to the sidelines after the U.S. holiday.

49.   On the stock market, trading was quiet and confined to a narrow range as many investors retreated to the sidelines amid a lack of trading factors.

50.   Skittish New Economy investors have been retreating to Old Economy stocks, because earnings there often are less flashy but more predictable, analysts said.