1.   As its fortunes faded, Yamaichi embarked on a revamping that included deep cuts in its overseas operations.

2.   But liberal activists, who have watched their fortunes fade for years, fear Green success will split the political left and help elect conservatives.

3.   He spent six years at IBM Corp. in its glory days, only to see its fortunes fade after his departure.

4.   The elder Kelley, who dropped out at Cleveland Circle in his debut, often saw his fortunes fade along that treacherous swatch of macadam.

5.   As jazz guitar slowly edged out the banjo in popular music, its fortunes faded, and the Depression knocked the banjo out of the hands of common folks.

6.   But its fortunes faded with those of Brennan, who ran afoul of securities regulators and eventually was convicted of bankruptcy fraud.