Drug stocks were also higher, led by the two companies most mentioned recently in connection with mergers.

The most widely mentioned idea was to reduce the money withheld from paychecks for income taxes.

Appier, the name most mentioned in recent weeks, was 13-10 with an earned run average of 3.42 this season.

Verbeek was the most frequently mentioned player in trade rumors all season.

But language was the most commonly mentioned among "favorite classes."

The reason most mentioned was that they had gotten away from home.

Flexibility and improved posture are the most commonly mentioned benefits of the workout.

May and June are the most frequently mentioned months, meaning that the campaign would have to begin by March at the latest.

Of the other members of the family the son was the person most usually mentioned.

Hefty contract or no, Saberhagen's name has been the most frequently mentioned.