1.   And the bedrock of a good investment environment remains in place, Stovall said.

2.   As a service-based economy that is complementary to many other Asian economies, Hong Kong provides a very stable investment environment, he said.

3.   Foreign analysts said that while the investment environment might be improving, the change in tax policy was clearly the main factor behind the increased contracted investment this year.

4.   He wants to make sure he can transfer the money quickly into a money fund should the investment environment turn sour.

5.   Here in the more practical present, we have to deal with a queasy investment environment that could be called the sugared water stock market.

6.   Not maintaining a reliable tax system, particularly the willingness to make taxes retroactive, could scare off some international investors, who will seek more stable investment environments.

7.   The biggest risk to the company is in its dependence on a favorable investment environment and a continuing flow of cash into mutual funds and other money management vehicles.

8.   The forecast strong growth in business investment is supported by a good investment environment.

9.   The efforts of Southern African states to forge closer economic ties will create a positive regional investment environment, South African President Nelson Mandela said.

10.   The weak dollar has also complicated the investment environment in ways difficult to discern.