51.   At the San Francisco computer consulting firm where Lloyd Dubroff had worked for the past three years, workers were similarly subdued.

52.   Avi Nachmany of Strategic Insight, a consulting firm in New York, said Putnam is in no danger of seeing its star dim.

53.   BankAmerica hired Marakon Associates, a Connecticut-based consulting firm, to help carry out the evaluation, spokeswoman Betty Riess said.

54.   Banks, financial service, and consulting firms offer legitimate training programs, with guaranteed income and benefits.

55.   Baker and Bierschenk were working for an environmental consulting firm in Acton when they learned the technology might be available through the university.

56.   Barbara L. Beyer, president of Avmark, a consulting firm in Arlington, Va., that advises airlines on business strategies, is not so sure.

57.   Barclay is a consulting firm in Fairfield, Iowa, that specializes in hedge funds and managed futures.

58.   BankBoston said in October that it hired Aston Associates, a consulting firm, to review its regional banking business.

59.   Barry Colvin, chief operating officer of Tremont Advisors, a hedge fund consulting firm, said Brown was likely to remain a lonely voice.

60.   Based on a survey conducted by Directorship Inc., a consulting firm in Greenwich, Conn., the answer is yes.