1.   Interest rates have skyrocketed as credit has become scarce.

2.   Only then could new credits become available.

3.   But over the years, as the studio system crumbled and the apparatus of moviemaking grew larger, opening credits became more crowded.

4.   Credit has become virtually impossible to obtain as the banks themselves fight for their lives.

5.   Credit too may become an increasing problem.

6.   Financial planners say home equity credit can become a problem if the borrower uses the money for consumable items such as food, clothing and entertainment.

7.   FRENCH bonds are expected to rise as the weakness in the economy and low inflation reinforce the view that credit must become cheaper.

8.   He added that he is optimistic that the credit may become permanent or at least extended for a longer period this year.

9.   It is unlikely that the credits will ever become too hard to read, however.

10.   Not that the opening credits are actually becoming illegible.