11.   Other indexes fared even worse, with the technology-laden Nasdaq Composite index taking the worst beating.

12.   The day after the worst beating in the history of the NBA Finals, the Utah Jazz decided not to practice.

13.   The markets where he can be found now are those that took the worst beating last year.

14.   President Clinton was all smiles but investors, fearing higher interest rates, gave the stock market its worst beating in four months.

15.   It was the worst beating a challenging yacht had ever given a U.S. defender.

16.   Less than three weeks after jumping to record highs, the U.S. stock market is reeling from its worst beating since last October.

17.   The peso, beset by investor gloom about political and economic uncertainty, has suffered its worst beating in seven months.

18.   The peso, beset by investor gloom about political and economic uncertainty, suffered its worst beating in seven months Thursday.