1.   After the end of the year, investors may be a little more friendly to Japanese banks, as Asian nations take steps to bolster their economies.

2.   But they do aniticipate that the United States will be pressured to take steps to bolster the dollar.

3.   Citicorp and Chase Manhattan have both taken recent steps to bolster their retail mutual fund businesses.

4.   France and Germany have taken steps to bolster the power of unions and make it more difficult for companies to lay off workers.

5.   In a speech in Washington yesterday, Rubin again called on Japan to take steps to bolster consumer spending on imports as a way of reducing its trade surplus.

6.   Japanese government bonds fell for the second day amid concern the Group of Seven industrial nations will take steps to bolster the dollar when they meet this weekend.

7.   Now malls are taking steps to bolster security and attract crowds.

8.   Now, some officials are arguing for another step to bolster the allies.

9.   Several analysts have speculated that Chrysler would then repurchase shares or take other steps to bolster the stock.

10.   Still, Hashimoto has been giving ground lately after coming under intense pressure from the Clinton administration to take such dramatic steps to bolster the economy.