1.   Compared with the corresponding period last year, average temperatures have been low.

2.   According to Media Industry Newsletter, ad pages sold from January through August this year is flat compared with sales in the corresponding period last year.

3.   During the corresponding period the Yankees won numerous pennants and World Series.

4.   Eight such games have been played this season compared with seven in the corresponding period last year.

5.   In the corresponding period last season, only four players whacked two in the same game.

6.   In Mexico, quarterly figures are compared with the corresponding period a year earlier instead of the previous quarter as is done in the United States.

7.   No comparable figure was given for the corresponding period last year.

8.   The company ranked third among brokerage firms for equity underwriting so far this year, compared with a seventh-place performance in the corresponding period a year ago.

9.   The Mets have averaged just about one run less a game than they scored in the corresponding period last season.

10.   The other half is getting airline seats for the corresponding period.