51.   First, she was able to meet a campaign promise to cut auto insurance rates by signing long-awaited legislation.

52.   First, investors were relieved that the Fed had not chosen to be more aggressive and raise rates by one-half point.

53.   For example, Zoom Telephonics Inc. of Mansfield, Mass. said recently it lowered its tax rate by selling more products through its foreign sales corporation.

54.   Gerstner and other cigarette makers have stabilized smoking rates by preying on the least educated people.

55.   Further attempts to cut rates by pumping money into the economy risk unnecessary future inflation.

56.   Graduation rates by sport vary dramatically.

57.   He cut the dropout rate by a third.

58.   He has lessened the risk of his holdings to rising rates by purchasing shorter term securities, which would fall less in price.

59.   He now forecasts that the central bank will raise rates by mid-October.

60.   He cited the case of one McKinsey client, an online financial services company that was retaining customers at what was considered a good rate by industry standards.