31.   Stocks were buoyed in early trading on bidding for shares of semiconductor manufacturers and other precision instrument producers, which reported robust earnings this week.

32.   The biggest losing groups were electronics, airlines and precision instruments.

33.   The money has spawned industries ranging from manufacture of medical ultrasound systems to precision instruments for oceanography.

34.   The Topix was led down by electronics and precision instrument makers such as Nikon Corp. and steel producers like NKK Corp.

35.   The Topix was led down by electronics companies such as Toshiba Corp., along with precision instrument makers and steel producers.

36.   Traders said electronics and precision instrument shares were also helped by the strength of technology shares in New York.

37.   Unless luck is with you, this precision instrument can quickly become an instrument of torture.

38.   Unlike a CD player, a laser turntable is a precision instrument.

39.   While others are just discovering ergonomics, Acura has moved to a higher plane, with controls that feel like precision instruments.

40.   Zygo makes precision instruments used in data storage and computer construction.