1.   Analysts said they were impressed that Citigroup could deliver consistent earnings in bad times, especially in its stock and bond sales and trading divisions.

2.   Analysts said that companies like Mobil and Exxon Corp. will probably be able to post consistent earnings gains this year amid steady demand for oil and gas.

3.   At Bay, he had at best a mediocre track record in delivering consistent earnings growth, and the stock was known as a roller coaster.

4.   BMC has grown faster and enjoyed greater profit margins than Boole, but both companies have had consistent earnings growth.

5.   Companies with consistent earnings gained as investors sought some safer investments amid concern that stocks are expensive by historical valuations.

6.   Dole has not had consistent earnings growth, even if it is profitable, said Timothy Ramey, an analyst at CJ Lawrence Deutsch Bank in New York.

7.   Drug and soft-drink stocks rose as new signs of economic weakness spurred gains in companies that have relatively consistent earnings growth.

8.   Drug companies in theory report consistent earnings regardless of the economic cycle.

9.   Drug companies turn in consistent earnings regardless of the stage of the economic cycle.

10.   Food and drug companies are other industries posting some of the most consistent earnings growth in the market, she said.