61.   By suspending trading of the Malaysian ringgit and fixing its exchange rate to the U.S. dollar, the government was able to lower interest rates and ward off speculators.

62.   CANADIAN stocks fell after a U.S. report showed industrial prices climbing, raising the probability the Federal Reserve may push up interest rates to ward off inflation.

63.   Canadian stocks fell, sent lower by financial issues like Royal Bank of Canada, on renewed concern that interest rates will be increased to ward off inflation.

64.   Chairman Alan Greenspan is committed to imposing modest restraint now in order to ward off harsh restraints later.

65.   China will maintain a tight grip on bank lending this year to ward off inflation and keep the economy in check, a senior government economist said.

66.   Can vitamins and minerals help ward off heart disease and cancer?

67.   Canadian stocks fell, led by utilities like BCE Inc. on concern that interest rates in the U.S. and Canada will be raised soon to ward off inflation.

68.   Christmas shopping was sitting before the fire turning through the Sears-Roebuck catalog looking for a single practical item, like a jacket to ward off January cold.

69.   Carriers are equipped with pepper spray to ward off attacking dogs, a fact that helps account for the recent reduction in dog bite victims among letter carriers.

70.   Clinton, standing next to Jiang and sipping water to ward off hoarseness, gave his own sterm assessment of the incident.