21.   Imagine, then, the shock the last few weeks have brought.

22.   Imagine, then, the shock the past few weeks have brought.

23.   Moreover, each week brings new signs of a weakening economy despite the encouraging employment reports.

24.   Of course, no one knows for certain whether the next few weeks will bring on the much anticipated correction.

25.   Recent weeks have brought contrasting flashes of yesterday and tomorrow.

26.   So it came as a surprise to regulars on the Manhattan party circuit when this week brought invitations to not one, not two, but three Newhouse parties.

27.   Thanksgiving week has brought precious little comfort to the United States, or indeed to the world outside, as hitherto discounted worse-case scenarios glided into view.

28.   The coming weeks may bring baseball fans a taste of this kind of control.

29.   The first week of December brought another sharp decline.

30.   The last few weeks have brought the prospect of higher taxes.