11.   Declining hopes of an interest rate cut before the end of the year also weighed on stocks, Tolosa said.

12.   Earlier in the day, French bonds had fallen on continuing disappointment that the Bundesbank last Thursday failed to cut interest rates before going for its August break.

13.   Europeans are unlikely to get more than one more quarter-point rate cut before the end of the year, Bartsch added.

14.   Few analysts expect interest rates to be cut before the end of the year.

15.   He was cut before the next season.

16.   He was cut just before the season last year, but re-signed after one game as a nickel back and special teams man.

17.   Initially, even they overlooked him and cut him before training camp started.

18.   Last week, the punt returner was Rod Alexander, who was cut before the Toronto trip.

19.   Less than two years ago, Burkett was cut before the end of spring training by the Tampa Bay Rays, the worst team in baseball.