61.   That rates will continue falling.

62.   That may mean short rates will continue to fall faster than long rates, steepening the yield curve.

63.   The conventional wisdom seems to be that even though short-term rates may continue to rise, long-term rates are near the top.

64.   The Fed might also need to push rates up more aggressively if long-term bond rates continue their recent decline.

65.   The crime rate continues to rise and Russia appears to have made little headway against organized crime, which infiltrates almost every aspect of commercial life.

66.   The federal government has spent billions of dollars trying to produce an accurate count as response rates have continued to decline with each decennial count.

67.   The highest rate of demand continues to be for graduates with business degrees or science and technical backgrounds.

68.   The mayor said the city needed the additional officers to insure that the crime rate continues to fall and to bolster anti-drug initiatives.

69.   The savings rate continues to fall.