But these days, rock-bottom interest rates in Japan are barely keeping pace with inflation, and so his savings are quickly evaporating.

That will be harder to accomplish if investors' savings evaporate and mortgage rates go up, as they have been doing lately.

They have already watched their 401(k) savings evaporate, stood by as offices were closed, seen countless jobs disappear.

Now, though, with no income, the savings evaporated quickly, and she even drained the $500 she had socked away in her Christmas account.

"We could have found them space at $15 less than what they were paying, but the savings just evaporated in moving expenses," Mr. Sprayregen said.

Of course, the Yankees haven't signed any free agents this off-season, so their savings could easily evaporate.

Molly, the first of his two children, had just been born, and savings from the advertising days were evaporating.

Not only are they out of work, but their savings have largely evaporated because they were stashed in Lucent stock.

It is in the public interest to know why jobs were lost, why savings evaporated, and why confidence was shattered.

Dominicans whose savings had evaporated protested and were met with violence from the national police.