1.   Baseball salaries are coming down, but that decline does not affect those at the top.

2.   Financial declines in Asia affected other markets.

3.   Ford said gas prices and stock market declines can particularly affect Californians, who face long and difficult commutes and frequently are invested in the stock market.

4.   Specialists say the economic decline will not affect job applicants in all retail areas.

5.   The decline affects more than hoteliers and restaurateurs.

6.   The decline affected stocks in all aspects of the business, from big oil companies to explorers to drillers.

7.   The decline in turnout affected Republicans the most.

8.   The price decline affected profits at DuPont, Imperial Chemicals Industries Plc and Millennium Chemicals.

9.   With all the major market indexes registering losses for the first three quarters, some market strategists have wondered how the declines will affect investor and consumer behavior.

10.   Russian industry is hampered by poor infrastructure, lack of private and government financing and the general decline affecting the entire economy.