41.   Many East Europeans also associate violent shows from the West with rising crime rates.

42.   One reason for the fall was rising interbank rates, as fears of a prolonged financial crisis in Asia mounted again.

43.   Rising vacancy rates have had little impact on rent prices in the Philadelphia suburbs, but other cities have seen more dramatic drops.

44.   Spanish officials have blamed North African immigrants for rising crime rates.

45.   Seven officers have been killed on the job this year, leading police to demand more staff and better funding to cope with rising crime rates.

46.   Some analysts attributed the slowdown to a tightening of credit standards by lenders worried about rising delinquency rates.

47.   State lawmakers are showing renewed interest in rising cable TV rates.

48.   Blue-chip stocks slipped early Thursday under pressure from rising bond rates boosted by good US economic news of a sharply narrower trade deficit and fewer unemployment claims.

49.   Blue-chip stocks took a hit Monday in a zig-zagging session under pressure from rising long-term rates and profit-taking on high-tech shares.