11.   And rates continue are continuing to fall, though at a slower pace, said Goldberg.

12.   As a result, the Fed is not going to do anything, and I expect longer term rates to continue to decline.

13.   As electricity rates continue to soar in Southern California, Gov. Gray Davis sought federal funds Tuesday from President Clinton to help low-income people pay their power bills.

14.   As the Fed suggested on Tuesday, however, there are plenty of reasons to think that the growth rate could continue to decline.

15.   As the Fed suggested today, however, there are plenty of reasons to think that the growth rate could continue to decline.

16.   Both companies have recently bolstered their reserves for future losses, indicating that loan loss rates are continuing to rise.

17.   But at the same time, overall crime rates have continued their three-year decline.

18.   But if the utilities are forced to absorb higher costs for reserve power, rates may continue at their high level for the full period.

19.   But obesity rates have continued to increase, due in part to the increased consumption of highly processed fast foods and a more sedentary lifestyle.

20.   But infant mortality rates have continued to decline.