21.   Seasonally adjusted figures are compiled in an attempt to normalize figures as a means of allowing comparisons to be made between successive months.

22.   Spokeswoman Shannon Bowman of the state Health and Welfare Agency said the figures were compiled from county requests for reimbursement from the state.

23.   The above earnings figures were compiled using international accounting standards.

24.   The American Library Association, which compiles annual figures based on reports from its members, said the number of challenges to library books had dropped in recent years.

25.   The departures do not amount to a stampede, but the school has not yet compiled figures on the number of students leaving.

26.   The figures are compiled from Securities and Exchange Commission filings by Washington Service.

27.   The figures were compiled by PricewaterhouseCoopers for the Interactive Advertising Bureau, an industry trade association.

28.   The figures were compiled from Bloomberg, with the exception of the compounded average annual returns on stocks and bonds.

29.   The figures were compiled by the Washington Service, which analyzes filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

30.   The New York City Board of Education said it has not compiled figures on the number of students who have transferred to Dominican schools.