91.   Any such losses would come on the heels of what has already been a disastrous first quarter for most of biotech.

92.   Another reason to think shares of banks, brokerages and insurance companies have been punished excessively is the expected first quarter earnings results, analysts said.

93.   Army players did not, and strangely enough, before the first quarter ended, UAB players followed suit.

94.   Anthony Peeler, who played four seasons with the Lakers, received an ovation when he entered the game late in the first quarter.

95.   As all the furniture buying implies, homebuilding surged in the first quarter.

96.   Apart from the tax refunds, warmer weather has removed an obstacle to the shopping and construction that snowstorms and floods had postponed in the first quarter.

97.   As a result, sales costs for both companies rose sharply in the first quarter.

98.   Apparel and department stores loaded up on inventories during the first quarter when demand was strong, and sluggish sales failed to empty their shelves.

99.   Apple Computer has forecast a loss for its fiscal first quarter amid a decline in the last few years in its share of key parts of the PC market.

100.   Apple Computer posted better-than-expected earnings for its first quarter, buoyed by strong holiday season sales.