1.   Securities firms have staged a dramatic rebound this year.

2.   The government has been helped by the fact that the country has been in an economic rebound this year.

3.   He cautions that the rebound this year is likely to be a subdued one.

4.   He cautioned the rebound this year is likely to be a subdued one.

5.   Summers, whose remarks are closely watched by market insiders because of their bearing on the value of the dollar, expressed skepticism over a Japanese rebound this year.

6.   He made no mention of previous official warnings of a potential inflationary rebound this year.

7.   If confirmed, the figure would underscore OECD fears that a global economic rebound this year could be too rapid and too strong.

8.   Mitsubishi Bank Ltd. and Bank of Tokyo Ltd., which will merge in April next year, suffered declines in earnings but both expect rebounds this year.