11.   Democrats also suffered an expected loss in Nevada, where Republican John Ensign, a former House member, beat Democrat Ed Bernstein, a lawyer.

12.   Democrats consider passage of health and crime bills critical to their re-election chances, and they are increasingly worried about the extent of their expected losses in November.

13.   Diamond blamed the expected loss on poor performance of its core business.

14.   During the hearing, DeLay denied the popular concept he hopes to make up expected GOP congressional losses in California by picking up additional seats in Texas.

15.   Executives from the three networks that paid huge prices for football argued when their deal with the NFL was announced last year that critics had exaggerated the expected losses.

16.   He reiterated his belief that the insurance industry should be able to absorb the huge expected losses.

17.   In a press release on Friday, MicroProse CEO Stephen Race attributed part of the expected loss to expenses and lost momentum related to the merger.

18.   In March, after warning of the expected loss, Iomega announced that its president and chief executive, Kim B. Edwards, had resigned.

19.   It will make payments to cover expected losses in providing administrative services to employer groups that self-insure, meaning that they are responsible for medical costs.

20.   Its stock fell sharply earlier this month when it disclosed the expected loss.