1.   A rising tide may have lifted all boats, but the biggest boats got the biggest lift.

2.   But a small rally in the bond market, the first gains in seven sessions, probably provided the biggest lift to stocks, analysts said.

3.   The biggest lift has come from the Federal Reserve Board, which has cut rates twice since the end of September.

4.   The leading software company got its biggest lift in the quarter from a surge in the income from its swelling portfolio of cash and equity investments.

5.   The main decision they all face is which firm will give them the biggest lift as they seek to build a global financial business.

6.   A Bush win appears to give the biggest lift to the widest variety of stocks.

7.   Stocks got their biggest lift from the volatile technology sector, which has led the market both up and down over the past several weeks.