21.   Blind children, the researchers found, used gestures at virtually the same rate as children who could see.

22.   Borrowing at almost the same rates as the Treasury, they earn a fortune by investing the money in higher-yielding mortgages and mortgage-backed securities.

23.   A series of German reports today suggested the Bundesbank may leave the rate as is for the time being.

24.   A significantly stronger-than-expected June jobs report would suggest the Fed may raise the funds rate as soon as its August meeting.

25.   Add the most formidable skipper in the regatta, Cayard, and this package has got to rate as a favorite.

26.   Bundesbank officials hinted they might raise German lending rates as the dollar surged to an eight-year high against the mark earlier this month.

27.   But Americans tend to see higher rates as trade barriers.

28.   But he noted that Nynex had already frozen its basic rates as part of a seven-year agreement with New York state.

29.   But media consultants point the finger at broadcasters who are raising rates as the election draws near.

30.   But Reardon and Cohn have performed the surgery on women with similar success rates as in male patients.