31.   Companies with solid earnings growth could well be the best performers, while funds that rely on the most fashionable momentum stocks could be in for the roughest time.

32.   Companies are also going to have to change their compensation systems so that they can pay the best performers significantly more than average performers.

33.   Declines by exporters are bad news for the overall market because these companies have been its best performers.

34.   Declines by exporters are bad news for the overall market because these companies have been the best performers.

35.   Department and discount stores were among the best performers,

36.   Di Teresa said that of the dozen telecommunication funds tracked by Morningstar, the best performers have tended to be those with foreign exposure.

37.   Emerging-markets funds were the best performers among world equity funds, but funds focusing on particular parts of the globe also did well.

38.   Exporters, helped by a firmer dollar, and financial companies, lifted by stronger bonds, were among the best performers.

39.   Financial stocks, in fact, were among the best performers, though many would be vulnerable to a sharp rise in interest rates.

40.   For much of the last year, office properties located outside of downtown districts were the best performers in the commercial real estate market.