81.   Apple Computer Inc. has tried to keep up by dropping prices on its Macintosh computers.

82.   Apple cut its prices on its machines in October.

83.   Apple has since introduced a new and further improved generation of iMacs and cut the price on the older ones.

84.   Apple is cutting prices on its machines as it licenses its technology.

85.   As a result, retailers have slashed prices on things like coats, scarves and gloves.

86.   Apple, which is based in Cupertino, Calif., has been cutting prices on existing Macintosh models as it readies new machines with faster processors.

87.   Arco offers reduced prices on premium gasoline.

88.   As flight dates approach, many airlines dump remaining seats at discounted prices on their Web sites.

89.   As a compromise, the government has set an artificially high price on Internet access in a bid to restrict the number of people who can use the Net.

90.   As investors surmised that the days of Federal Reserve rate cuts were over, rates began to rise and the prices on Treasury securities fell.