11.   A negative number means most managers are pessimistic about the economic outlook.

12.   A negative number means a greater portion of executives are pessimistic.

13.   A number in parenthesis means a decline.

14.   Brueger, though, said the head-to-head numbers mean little because they are based only on name recognition.

15.   But even the experts cannot tell if these numbers mean that the economy is chilling or just that people are coming to their senses after a multiyear spending spree.

16.   But McGwire has not lost his perspective on life, or what his numbers mean.

17.   But superior American numbers also meant that when bombs went off target and caused civilian casualties, they were bombs dropped from American planes.

18.   But the numbers mean little.

19.   But what these numbers mean to the country is an open question.

20.   By itself, the number does not mean very much.