11.   But the fundamentals in the consumer business look bad, because revenue is declining at an accelerating rate.

12.   But some of the plans have been losing members, and the number of plans has been declining at a rapid rate.

13.   But when she was called the other day for an interview about her son and her life, she declined at first.

14.   Circulation declined slightly at The Times and the regional papers, but was offset by higher prices.

15.   Company officials declined at a press conference today to say which assets were non-strategic.

16.   Corn prices, on the other hand, declined at a faster pace than the previous month.

17.   Employment declined at bars and restaurants, department stores, car dealers and gas stations.

18.   Estradiol declined at the same rate as the blood alcohol, returning to base-line levels within six hours.

19.   Food stamp caseloads declined at a similar rate in both welfare offices with fingerprinting and those without.

20.   Gingrich, too, declined at one point in the news conference to respond directly to Clinton remarks about groups in Congress the president feels are thwarting agreement.