But that was before the release of the book-to-bill figures and Advanced Micro's better-than-expected earnings report.

But she refused to commit herself to any figure before the release of the official figures on Dec. 31.

But the release of the new figures appeared intended to seize the initiative in budget-cutting from the new Mayor.

Before the release of the figures, economists had been forecasting that the November deficit would shrink to around $9.6 billion.

The release of the figures promptly led to another cut in interest rates by the Federal Reserve Board.

Bond and stock markets advanced smartly after release of the figures.

But release of the figures had no impact on interest rates.

The release of the figures had been expected late yesterday but was postponed until after the close of trading today.

The department had picked the Friday for the release of the figures before it had been selected as the day for the funeral.

He said hundreds of worried parents attended a meeting in the school cafeteria after the release of the 1996 figures to learn what could be done.