1.   The latest string of economic statistics proves them right.

2.   The latest string of economic statistics suggests growth remains vibrant.

3.   The latest string of economic statistics suggests U.S. growth remains vibrant.

4.   The latest string of concert dates started in Lisbon, Portugal, in late June.

5.   Stocks extended their sharp decline in early trading Tuesday as investors reacted to the latest string of profit warnings and layoffs by big companies including Merrill Lynch.

6.   The latest string of earnings reports received a mixed reception from investors.

7.   The latest string of events began Monday, with three separate attacks.

8.   Seven more people have been executed in China in the latest string of death sentences carried out under a nationwide anti-crime campaign, the Legal Daily reported here Wednesday.

9.   The latest string of defeats come at an inopportune time for Buchanan.