81.   The Cincinnati-based consumer products company blamed a sharp rise in what it pays for coffee beans.

82.   The company partly blamed the decline on the publication of a special edition of Popular Science magazine in the year-ago quarter.

83.   The company partly blamed weakness in work stations and disk drives for lower profit margins.

84.   The company also blamed the cutback in spending by consumers for retail items.

85.   The company also blamed unfavorable foreign exchange rates.

86.   The company also blamed weak sales in Taiwan, where several large companies buy electronic components and assemble them into the guts of PCs.

87.   The company blamed a fall in cement prices for the decline in profits.

88.   The company blamed a shrinking market for classic consumer electronics, weak currency exchange rates and the high cost of doing business in Germany.

89.   The company blamed a weakening economy.

90.   The company blamed competition from high-speed rail, as well as the growing use of European low-fare carriers, which generate less revenue for airports.