71.   In some ways Augusta is old beyond her years, having hit bottom and being yanked back, gasping, to the surface.

72.   Intel and other semiconductor stocks, which had lagged since setting records last month, climbed on signs that prices for computer chips may have hit bottom.

73.   Indeed, in May, Cisco chief executive John Chambers predicted the industry would not hit bottom for at least another quarter.

74.   InnerChange officials say those best suited for the program are men who have hit bottom and want to change.

75.   Investors bet today that the South Korean markets had hit bottom.

76.   It is tempting to dump stocks when prices slump while planning to buy again when they hit bottom, a process known as timing the market.

77.   Just six months ago, U.S. relations with China seemed to be hitting bottom.

78.   Last year, the Longhorns hit bottom.

79.   Korea and its neighbors are still far from having hit bottom.