61.   Falling interest rates spur economic growth and boost company earnings, making stocks more attractive than fixed-income securities.

62.   Falling Treasury bond yields also boosted stocks by brightening the outlook for profits later in the year and making stocks relatively more attractive than bonds.

63.   Falling yields make it less expensive for companies to borrow money, while making stocks relatively more attractive than bonds.

64.   For Internet access, cable lines are in some respects more attractive than high-speed telephone lines.

65.   For many years, Brazil imposed taxes that made the export of raw soybeans less attractive than the export of soyoil and soymeal.

66.   For shipping companies making plans for the next century, Shugert said, the progress in places like Baltimore is more attractive than the piecemeal plans here.

67.   For many here, a boat trip, despite its risks, is more attractive than staying in Haiti where military leaders have increased their campaign of terror.

68.   Gross said he had been buying long-term Treasury bonds because their yields looked considerably more attractive than those of short-term Treasury bonds.

69.   High interest rates hurt share prices by raising corporate borrowing costs and making fixed-income instruments more attractive than stocks.

70.   Higher interest rates can cause investors to make returns on bonds more attractive than on equities.