11.   And in a decade when each year registers another record low in student concern for anything but their future earnings, administrators are responding differently, too.

12.   And job growth roared, creating an exceptionally tight labor market that pushed the unemployment rate to record lows and held it there.

13.   And Korean stocks rose even as the Korean won fell to a record low against the U.S. dollar.

14.   And with Japanese government bond yields near record lows, pension fund managers are investing the legally allowed limits overseas.

15.   And though interest rates here have fallen to record lows, which should stimulate more lending and help bank profits, the balance sheets of many institutions remain weak.

16.   Any resulting outflow of capital from this country might put pressure on the Bank of Japan to raise rates here from record lows.

17.   Approval ratings for the Cabinet led by Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori plunged to a record post-war low this week, according to a poll done by the Asahi Shimbun.

18.   As a percentage of corporate profits, dividends are at a record low.

19.   As a result, overall audit rates fell to record lows last year.

20.   As a result vacancy rates are a record low.