1.   Both taxes came into operation at the time when the land and property boom turned into a slump.

2.   A lot of things change when a boom turns into a bust.

3.   But last week, boom abruptly turned to bust in Corning.

4.   But since September, the boom has turned into the deepest bear market for technology stocks in a generation.

5.   In both cases the booms turned to busts quickly and conditions deteriorated much faster than anyone imagined.

6.   No one likes it when a glorious boom turns into a heartless bust.

7.   Now, the boom has turned to a bust, and both venture capitalists and investors are loath to put fresh cash into new economy companies.

8.   The boom is turning these once crime-ridden, cobblestoned streets into one of the most desirable areas in the country for tourists and Habaneros alike.

9.   The U.S. economy seemed to bear out this argument even as the stock-market boom turned into a popped bubble.