61.   Much of its troubles stemmed from crushing competition with PepsiCo Inc. and Coca-Cola Co. and a shift toward cheaper drinks.

62.   Mutual fund companies, too, will gain from the shift toward managed assets, he said.

63.   Now, with evidence of a major policy shift toward China, the administration is saying that the president did not make the change because of campaign contributions.

64.   One report by the accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts a huge shift toward electronic courses as a trend toward lifelong learning swells enrollment.

65.   One change that greatly favored customers was a gradual shift toward policies with premiums and benefits that could not be changed.

66.   Other makers of disk drives, including Seagate Technologies and Western Digital, have also been suffering as the PC market shifts toward lower-cost models.

67.   Over the long haul, however, the shift toward producing at the source is expected to have an impact.

68.   Product gross margins widened because of cost cutting, stable product pricing, and a shift toward higher-margin products, the company said.

69.   Residents must decide among them who will take what shifts toward the goal.

70.   RJR and Philip Morris share price have increased lately as investors shift toward nondurable consumer goods and bet that little adverse litigation news will break before next year.