41.   Chilean stocks posted their largest drop since June as a steep decline in unemployment dimmed hopes for an interest rate cut.

42.   Chilean stocks rallied as a steep decline in U.S. interest rates triggered a surge in foreign investment.

43.   Coffee prices jumped after a report showed a steep decline in American supply.

44.   Communications equipment makers are already struggling with a steep decline in revenue.

45.   Compaq, based in Houston, took the cost-cutting measures because of a steep decline in sales in the United States, Capellas said.

46.   Cold-water fish such as salmon and steelhead are apt to suffer especially steep declines.

47.   Compaq made the cuts because of a steep decline in sales in the United States.

48.   Despite his past successes, Lynch is not immune to the continuing steep decline in the value of technology companies.

49.   Economic growth is slowing, but the central bank wants to see a steep decline in inflation and aggregate demand before cutting interest rates, he said.

50.   Econometric models predicted a steep decline in spending because of a negative wealth effect from the crash.