101.   Any sustained decline in spending would affect Gross Domestic Product figures for the third quarter, because personal consumption fuels two-thirds of economic growth.

102.   Any lower sales at the end of the year would be offset by unsold inventories, which show up in the figures for the gross domestic product.

103.   Annual figures for overall cancer patients give a clear idea of the increases.

104.   Arthuis today declined to give a specific figure for the compensation, saying only the government had sent a letter to shareholders stating its position.

105.   As bleak as winter, regional employment figures for January arrived Friday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Labor Department.

106.   As in previous years, China has disclosed annual figures for the economy before the year is over, suggesting the statistics are preliminary estimates subject to later revision.

107.   As a result, Japan provided a figure for the size of its market that was too small.

108.   As programs like Medicaid are changed from open-ended federal entitlements into fixed block grants, the base figure for the bloc grant is critically important.

109.   As usually is the case, five players scored in double figures for Tulsa.

110.   Asked Monday night, a spokeswoman said the White House was not immediately able to come up with comparable figures for the presidential mansion.