1.   Mean values of all these variables were significantly lower after fundectomy than after PBD.

2.   The volume density and H-thymidine labelling index of the acidophilic atypical acinar cell foci were significantly lower after fundectomy than after PBD.

3.   Furthermore, H-thymidine labelling index of the acidophilic atypical acinar cell foci was significantly lower after fundectomy than after PBD.

4.   And will rates trend lower after that?

5.   As a result, spot prices bounced around on each new tea leaf, finishing the day somewhat lower after an early upward spike.

6.   Automotive issues were lower after Ford Motor Co. offered financial incentives on some models and reports surfaced that more consumers are having difficulty repaying their car loans.

7.   A strong U.S. economy could push inventories lower after the maintenance period ends, analysts said.

8.   Brokers said stocks were also pulled lower after North and South Korean troops exchanged heavy gun fire along their border this morning.

9.   Bunds dragged French bonds lower after a report that unemployment in November unexpectedly fell in western Germany for the first time in four months.

10.   Drilling-company stocks, however, were mostly lower after rising on Wednesday.