1.   But that rebound mainly reflects improved affordability because of low interest rates and sluggish prices.

2.   He said the rebound reflects the growing success of several prior initiatives, such as business-class service, along with stabilizing costs after two years of restructuring.

3.   The rebound reflected a sense that the military action was going well, and offered hope that American business would weather the crisis without severe damage.

4.   Those rebounds reflected the fact that many investors, particularly individual investors, have come to view such retreats as buying opportunities, which they have been.

5.   Equity investors welcomed renewed buying in the bond market Monday although analysts cautioned that the rebound reflected technical demand rather than a meaningful change in attitudes.

6.   The association said the rebound reflected strong bargain sales at the beginning of the New Year, although heavy snow depressed sales in late January.

7.   The company said the profit rebound reflected higher semiconductor and household appliance sales along with cost-cutting measures.