21.   A poor performance by banking issues pulled down the market in the second half of this week, erasing gains made on Monday and Tuesday.

22.   About the only way to see a lot of him, she recognized, was to watch him shoot and pull down rebounds.

23.   Across Europe, shares of banks, car makers, oil companies and consumer electronics companies pulled down share indexes in France, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands.

24.   All have weakened since June, by enough to pull down the growth rate of the entire economy.

25.   Bre-X and Barrick helped pull down shares of all major bullion producers.

26.   But after receiving three stitches, Kukoc returned with two fingers bandaged together and helped Croatia pull away down the stretch.

27.   But the surge of retail activity is pulling down average wages long buoyed by the high-paying oil industry.

28.   But, she said, the dog yanked her off her feet, pulled her down the hallway and lunged for Whipple.

29.   Concern about potential loan defaults -- both at home and abroad -- helped pull down financial shares such as Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd. and Sumitomo Bank Ltd.

30.   Concern about rising inventories, which suggest chip orders may be falling, pulled down chip stocks yesterday in the U.S.