11.   Funds outside this group, of course, may be better overall performers.

12.   He switched Europe funds, upgrading to a better performer.

13.   In back-testing, that strategy was an even better performer.

14.   Of the two funds you mention, Putnam Master Income Trust is clearly the better performer.

15.   Since the operation, Dr. Caton has been a much better performer.

16.   The better performers were discounters and department stores that sell merchandise other than apparel, which has been sluggish.

17.   The favored alternatives have been telephone companies and natural gas producers, which have been better performers lately.

18.   The switch is a simple case of upgrading to a better performer, he said.

19.   They looked for evidence that computer models enhanced fund performance, and sought to identify the better performers.

20.   Whether it will also be a better performer is likely to turn on the question of whether large technology stocks continue to be market leaders.