81.   But Schlicht clings to his day job, worried that eBay might eventually offer a competing service that would reduce demand for his product.

82.   But the construction of power plants, surprisingly effective conservation measures and mild weather have sharply reduced demand.

83.   But this ignores the fact that Arafat has gradually reduced his demands.

84.   But, as newspapers have begun reducing demand by instituting sharp conservation measures, some newspaper executives have begun to predict that newsprint prices will level off.

85.   By doing so, the central bank intends to make peso deposits more attractive and reduce demand for dollars.

86.   By slowing economic growth, they also could reduce industrial demand for the precious metals.

87.   Canadian natural-resources stocks have been hardest hit by concerns that slowing Asian economies will reduce demand for forest products and metals, decreasing the profits of producers.

88.   Canadian bonds pared gains after the Canadian dollar fell, reducing demand for dollar-denominated fixed-income securities.

89.   Car stocks such as UMW Holdings dropped amid worries a recent credit tightening will reduce demand for cars.

90.   Cattle futures sank on concern that financial turmoil in Japan could reduce export demand for U.S. beef.