1.   Avi Nachmany of Strategic Insight, a consulting firm in New York, said Putnam is in no danger of seeing its star dim.

2.   A couple of them said they still favored Zhirinovsky, whose star has clearly dimmed.

3.   CELESTIAL SUNSCREEN DIMS STARS By SARAH GRAHAM Scientists have discovered why some stars dim and seem to temporarily disappear, a new study suggests.

4.   For the Democrats, the only choice is Bill Bradley, a Senate retread like Gore, and his star is dimming.

5.   For Jessica Lange, an actress whose star had dimmed considerably over the last decade, resurrection came in a flurry of unusually good reviews.

6.   Gov. Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania was also under consideration, but his stance in favor of abortion rights had caused his star to dim in recent weeks.

7.   Pierre Cardin, whose fashion star dimmed long ago, has hired an investment bank to sell half of his business.

8.   Their star has dimmed.

9.   But his star dimmed in recent years and he was often plagued by injury.