At last it settled below the trees, and halted, then dropped quite softly to the grass.

Most directly, the end result may mean settling for a dean a bit below original expectations.

Johnny settled himself in the chair just below her level, and Markel took a seat next to him.

"My guess is it'll settle at below $30 a barrel."

The index settled at 1,833.0, up from the day's lowest level, 1,827.8, but below its peak during the day of 1,837.7.

Gold later settled down $3.10, to $387.60 an ounce, below $390 for the first time in six weeks.

But unemployment continued to rise for 15 months and did not settle below 6.8 percent again until the end of 1993.

The barge was now settling below the river's surface.

For natural gas, it was the first day since Monday that the spot-month contract settled below $2.50.

Crude oil futures settled below $17 a barrel for the first time in nearly 16 months.