71.   Lower figures indicate there would be no need to tighten credit anytime soon.

72.   Rates have risen steadily since then as the Fed tightened credit in an effort to slow the economy and pre-empt inflation.

73.   The data might have encouraged the Fed to tighten credit in an effort to hold back inflation.

74.   The currency market believes the Fed -- which has boosted short-term rates six times since February -- will tighten credit again to slow the economy and ease inflationary pressures.

75.   The dollar carried over momentum from its rally in New York, where it jumped after the Federal Reserve made its first move in two years to tighten credit.

76.   The Fed already has raised short-term interest rates twice since June and many traders were hoping the central bank was through tightening credit for the year.

77.   The government bailout was launched after several construction companies came to the brink of bankruptcy, prompting banks to tighten credit as investors dumped construction shares.

78.   The soft landing, if it is deemed successful, could keep the Fed from tightening credit any further.

79.   They moved to rein it in by tightening credit.

80.   Troubled by signs that Thailand was toying with delaying foreign debt repayments, foreign lenders began to tighten credit this month.