71.   Still, the economic council warned that speculation the government will not be able to come up with the needed financing could erode confidence in the economy.

72.   Such situations can erode their confidence if they do not have much experience.

73.   That, they said, would help offset huge property tax increases that would erode the confidence in upstate New York businesses seek.

74.   That eroded investor confidence, fueling a flight of foreign capital.

75.   The audit powers are intended to minimize possible fraud that could erode investor confidence in the stock market.

76.   The blast, which transformed a gleaming business district into a spectacle of carnage and fury, further eroded public confidence in the peace process.

77.   The escalation in fighting threatened to further erode confidence in a new, but tentative, peace agreement for the troubled country.

78.   The escalation in fighting threatened to further erode confidence in a recent tentative peace agreement for the troubled country.

79.   The escalation in fighting threatens to further erode confidence in a recent tentative peace agreement for the troubled country.

80.   The inability to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict would affect its credibility and erode confidence.