1.   Fenner Benedict, based at Hood River, Ore., was picked for her steady string of victories in U.S. and international events.

2.   It was yet another in the steady string of untroubled days that have become commonplace for a president who once seemed to attract trouble routinely.

3.   On a recent afternoon, Rosa answered a steady string of phone calls about aspects of the watershed deal.

4.   The stock market, rising for much of the month because of a steady string of higher earnings reports, plunged Thursday in heavy trading.

5.   Plagued by a steady string of illnesses, the president has turned over most day-to-day government affairs to Primakov.

6.   Poor living conditions, ritual hazings and weak morale have contributed to a steady string of shootings in the military.

7.   Abysmal living conditions, ritual hazings and weak morale have contributed to a steady string of shootings and suicides in the military.

8.   Floundering Real Madrid is suffering a steady string of problems this season.

9.   He quieted them with a steady string of jump shots during the second quarter.

10.   It was the latest in a steady string of illnesses that have turned Yeltsin into a part-time president.