1.   August inflation figures came in lower than expected, triggering a fall in yields last week.

2.   Directed scoring means that they have decided to trust him implicitly whenever White House cost estimates come in lower than those of congressional accountants.

3.   If the plane had come in just a few feet lower, its nose would have hit the wall.

4.   Some of those increases got lost in translation because the weakness of the dollar made its guilder income come out lower.

5.   The price came in lower than some analysts had expected.

6.   All three firms informed investors Tuesday that third-quarter earnings growth would likely come in lower than expected.