1.   As soon as Magic Johnson and Larry Bird figured out how special they were, they enjoyed a decade of mutual respect.

2.   After serving in World War II, Sifford resumed playing golf and enjoyed a decade of peak performances well outside the confines of the lily-white PGA Tour.

3.   Singapore had enjoyed a decade of surpluses, and government officials have said they would pay for the deficit out of recent reserves.

4.   The country had enjoyed a decade of surpluses, and government officials have said they would pay for the deficit out of recent reserves.

5.   The Netherlands has enjoyed a decade of steady growth and low unemployment while stagnation elsewhere in the European Union has pushed joblessness to levels unseen since the Depression.

6.   While Tulane had a losing record just a few years earlier, Marshall has enjoyed a decade of success.