41.  Daimler also said it expects its independent units to post strong sales growth in 1997.

42.  Daimler said it expects full-year sales to top 105 billion marks, compared to an adjusted 96.9 billion marks posted in 1995.

43.  Despite the declines, drug and food companies including Merck, Coca-Cola and Johnson & Johnson posted gains.

44.  Despite their families' low incomes, the students have posted some of the highest gains in statewide standardized testing.

45.  Despite these problems, eBay said it now expects to post revenue of $1.1 billion for the full year, at the high end of its earlier forecast.

46.  Department and chain stores posted dismal sales gains for December as they turned to price cutting to move merchandise.

47.  Department stores, which have posted inconsistent results all year, were again all over the map in June.

48.  Despite warnings posted throughout the area, most tourists remain unaware of the ban on conch collecting, Glazer says.

49.  Details about Internal Revenue Services rules regarding 401(k) distributions are posted on the World Wide Web at http://www.irs.gov/plain/tax_edu/teletax/tc413.html.

50.  Details are expected when the company posts earnings at the end of March.