51.   It is not an accountancy measure but a way of enabling us to put a figure on all the opportunities we miss and all the things we foul up.

52.   Almost by definition, there are no reliable figures on the use of these kinds of tax shelters.

53.   Along comes a uniformed figure on horseback.

54.   Also Thursday, the Labor Department issues figures on weekly jobless claims.

55.   Also Wednesday, the National Association of Purchasing Management releases figures on manufacturing orders, production, hiring and other activity in October.

56.   Also, the Labor Department releases figures on the producer price index for the same month.

57.   Although she made the proposal in her budget address, Mrs. Whitman put no overall dollar figure on her welfare plan.

58.   Although there are no precise figures on the number of attaches, their membership is usually estimated by human rights groups at several thousand.

59.   American consumers still respond to bargains, according to the latest Department of Commerce figures on retail sales released Wednesday.

60.   Americans tend to evaluate a calamity like this by trying to put dollar figures on the loss.