31.   That prompted two analysts to raise profit estimates for the Palo Alto, California-based company.

32.   That is true of Mayo, who said he had just raised his estimate of earnings for Nationsbank, one of his favorite stocks.

33.   The authorities are also raising their estimate of the power of the bomb, saying it probably contained several thousand pounds of explosives.

34.   The company cautioned analysts against raising their estimates for the year.

35.   The company also said that earnings in the fourth quarter and next year will be lower as it raises estimates of Medicare expenses and strengthens its administration.

36.   The Congressional Budget Office gave the process a push today by raising its estimates for government revenues in the next seven years.

37.   The department also raised its estimates for the soybean and wheat crops.

38.   The figure substantially raises the estimates given a year ago by Exxon and Mobil when they first announced their plan to combine.

39.   The unexpectedly strong sales abroad buoyed the dollar in world currency markets and led analysts to raise estimates for growth in the economy during the third quarter.

40.   The unexpectedly strong sales abroad buoyed the dollar in world currency markets and led analysts to raise estimates for overall growth of the economy during the third quarter.