The opera ran for an unprecedented 155 consecutive performances and had strong revenues at first.

"But we had strong recurring revenues and we're confident of our company's strength going forward."

The proposed constitutional amendment would require the Legislature, during years of strong revenues, to follow a strict program for how to spend the money.

While there were occasional years with strong revenues, the company was never very profitable.

The managers are also attracted to companies with strong recurring revenues.

The company said the results reflected stronger revenue in its credit card unit.

The company said it had seen strong revenues from investment banking, securities trading and asset management.

Over all, advertising for the entire company rose 6.2 percent, to $653.9 million, largely because of strong revenue in December.

One year later, with the casino generating strong revenues, he said, "It's changed the city forever."

Apple predicted that it would return to strong revenue and earnings growth in the 1991 fiscal year.