101.   Surprisingly, national surveys this year found that company sponsorship of holiday parties still is the norm.

102.   The bad news, for the Sterman family, is that companies are not booking holiday parties the way they have in the past.

103.   The bad news will likely have their parents grousing at holiday parties about how difficult it must be to get into college.

104.   The fruitcake, for instance, was baked in June and stacked in refrigerators in two-pound blocks to await the holiday parties.

105.   The eyelash glue also is good for applying rhinestones on your cheek or shoulder for holiday parties.

106.   The news that companies are eliminating or scaling back holiday parties is most welcome by this reader.

107.   The next year, Ms. Lawrence quit her job just before the holiday party.

108.   The players walked by and ignored it as if it were the mystery dish at a holiday party.

109.   The recession and stock market volatility have most firms in belt- tightening mode, and one clear casualty is the corporate holiday party.

110.   The scene was a holiday party thrown by Rep. Jose E. Serrano at the Bronx Museum last week.