1.   Baseball has started to view dipping as more of a health threat than just a nasty habit.

2.   Banks dipped as Hong Kong stocks extended their recent decline.

3.   But no bankers ever dipped as deep into the honey pot as the DMG team in Menlo Park, led by Frank Quattrone, Bill Brady and George Buttros.

4.   But the real challenge is to dip as deeply into the river on later trips as on the first visit.

5.   Italian bonds dipped as the Bundesbank argued with a decision by the German government to revalue its gold and currency reserves to qualify for European economic and monetary union.

6.   Meanwhile, banks dipped as Hong Kong stocks extended their recent decline.

7.   Mortgages with rates that adjust periodically have not dipped as much.

8.   Shares initially dipped as the bank said trading income was the only area to rise in the first nine months from a year ago.

9.   U.S. bonds dipped as a drop in claims for jobless benefits revived concern that earning and spending may climb enough to quicken inflation in coming months.

10.   We will not be judged by the gifts we give, the halls we deck or whether we serve the same crab dip as last year.