21.   The higher debt costs threaten to offset booming sales.

22.   The high-tech explosion in nearby Silicon Valley and a booming stock market have joined forces, driving the booming Bay Area sales.

23.   The news could further boost already booming sales of stents by convincing doctors to use it in even more patients, health experts say.

24.   U.K. retailers had a mixed holiday selling season, contrary to expectations of booming sales.

25.   Paintings by Salvador Dali, Mark Rothko, and David Hockney highlighted a week of booming sales.

26.   A Guatemalan news magazine devoted a cover story this year to booming sales of stun guns, guard dogs, car alarms and storefront shutters.

27.   Booming sales of its new model Accent helped push up sales.

28.   Meanwhile, Dr Krairit Boonyakiat, president of Biophile Corp, expressed concern that retail sales will be hit by a booming direct sales and TV shopping outlets.

29.   One sign of that is the huge popularity of cartoons about robots and the booming sales in recent years of electronic pets like the Tamagotchi.

30.   The company credited lower operating expenses and booming sales of optical fiber, optoelectronic components, and service provider network services and equipment.