51.   All those laid off are being offered severance pay and career counseling.

52.   Also being laid off is Cesar Manent, who oversaw the trading operations in New York.

53.   Almost inexplicably, the Giants laid off some hittable pitches that might have been called strikes under better circumstances for the struggling lefthander.

54.   Already, some manufacturers of big-ticket items have been laying off employees.

55.   Although other employees were also laid off, Roby said he felt his layoff was connected to his complaints about Vasco.

56.   Also, she added, dot-com companies and retailers have laid off employees, which experts said has fed a general sense of unease.

57.   Although MobileStar laid off its entire staff in mid-October, it has remained active in airports and some other areas as its investors seek new financing or a buyer.

58.   Among the companies that Swell works closely with, several people have been laid off and business has slowed down.

59.   Am I being laid off?

60.   American laid off several hundred pilots because the routes were cut and quickly began selling frequent-flier miles to Reno.