1.   Although the numbers represent only a slight decline, the visual evidence is striking.

2.   And that number represents the last hope for those who still believe the economy will slow.

3.   And that number represented a historic low.

4.   But as Sweeney pointed out, those numbers represent a multitude of subgroups that undermine the potential for a huge voting bloc.

5.   But Catalyst insisted that the numbers represent a warning shot for American firms trying to cultivate a diverse workforce.

6.   But it said the new numbers represent cases that occurred in the earliest phase of the epidemic, from January to March, and are just now being confirmed.

7.   But these numbers represent only a fraction of the real cost.

8.   Company officials and industry observers say the latest numbers represent good news for TWA.

9.   Each number represents a bull.

10.   Even the Carbide number represented an excess.