21.   But small caps, while better performers over the long run, are riskier than large caps.

22.   But the bottom line is that such results, especially given the extreme underperformance of small caps recently, may not be indicative of future performance.

23.   But the small caps are doing well.

24.   But with their risky nature and lack of liquidity, small caps are a far different game from their midsize cousins.

25.   But what you need to keep in mind is that small caps have historically traded in long cycles of five to seven years.

26.   D.H. Blair, a New York firm that handles many small cap stocks, is the lead underwriter.

27.   Detonating the nitroglycerine would merely require a small blasting cap fired by a battery-driven igniter, the expert said.

28.   During the other months of the year, large caps have outperformed small caps by a tiny amount.

29.   Even if the markets are kinder to small cap stocks next year, picking the right manager to take advantage of the trend is never easy, Kinnel said.

30.   First, a bull market in small caps has never materialized near the middle or end of an overall advance in stock prices like the one we are in.