1.   As a retired accountant, Symons, and his wife, who also is an accountant, had enough time and expertise to direct the rebuilding of the house.

2.   My wife is a retired accountant.

3.   Nancy Ward, the wife of the retired accountant, said she had hoped after the gulf war that Saddam would eventually lose power.

4.   Shirley J. Warehime, a retired accountant from Helena, Mont., tried to explain the difference.

5.   Simonne Bavard, a retired accountant, said she was avoiding all meat.

6.   Sylvia Krastina, a retired Latvian accountant, told him he should be ashamed.

7.   While many of these volunteers are retired accountants who have helped people with taxes for years, some are novices.