1.   And so Tuesday, marching in lockstep, the trustees cast their votes, Bulger was crowned, and the battered reputation of UMass slipped another notch.

2.   But compared with the competition, returns to some Putnam funds have slipped a few notches.

3.   Even as we read about ancient Greece, civilization seemed to stall or slip a notch.

4.   In the years since, the gold digger, while out in the open again, seems to have slipped several notches on the flamboyance scale.

5.   It also means Horry, who has played despite chronic knee problems, might have slipped a notch on the depth chart.

6.   Not surprisingly, the next year the run slipped a notch in priority leaguewide.

7.   The Mercury slipped another notch deeper into the Western Conference cellar.

8.   You may not be healed, but the traditional lottery pick may slip a few notches.

9.   Flavio Conceicao slipped a notch and probably lost his starting berth to Cesar Sampaio.

10.   Resorts moved up one notch to sixth place, while Genting slipped one notch to seventh place.