1.   Social Security benefits and most private pensions are based on the number of years that a person is employed and the yearly earnings.

2.   Sport Chalet is used to much better yearly earnings.

3.   This was the third consecutive yearly earnings increase.

4.   Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. reduced its yearly earnings estimate on Thursday, saying two recent film releases made less money than the moviemaker had expected.

5.   Several analysts have cut their yearly earnings forecasts for Coke because of the expenditure, which Coke will finance by selling its stakes in unidentified bottlers.

6.   There are three tournaments left in the yearly earnings race.

7.   Yearly earnings were undermined by mounting losses at Chrysler, which ate away at record profits achieved in the first two quarters.