1.   As their price came down, chipmakers were booking new orders at a lower value than what they were shipping, which exacerbated a decline caused by slowing orders.

2.   Exacerbating the decline, traders say, was a lowered rating on the stock from U.S. brokerage Morgan Stanley.

3.   Gold stocks exacerbated the declines, falling for the fifth consecutive session on lower bullion prices.

4.   He sharply cut back the high-profile class action suits and began a restructuring of the agency that critics say has exacerbated its decline.

5.   In Indonesia, the decline was exacerbated by concern that the health of President Suharto may be deteriorating.

6.   News that China would soon test missiles near neighboring Taiwan exacerbated declines, especially in Taipei.

7.   That exacerbated the decline in the underlying indices.

8.   The decline has been exacerbated by the fact that few companies or investors have been willing to buy rupiah in the prevailing climate of uncertainty.

9.   The declines were further exacerbated by declines in the U.S.

10.   The price decline was exacerbated by technical traders who use historic price movements to determine trading strategies, analysts said.