1.   Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd., Sumitomo Bank Ltd. and Nippon Trust Ltd. already projected losses.

2.   Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines posted weak financial results, and Continental Airlines projected a loss.

3.   Insurance rates are based on projecting future losses, but rely on past experience to help predict.

4.   Proponents of the bombs projected horrendous losses, both for Americans and Japanese, without the new weapons.

5.   Republicans are already projecting Democratic losses.

6.   Some analysts said the deal was too costly, particularly since the merged drug unit projected losses for this year and next.

7.   Wells Fargo refuses to project job losses.

8.   Circuit City Group reported disappointing third-quarter sales Wednesday and the company is projecting increased losses for its consumer electronics business.