1.   As Republican fortunes have risen, the competition for nominations has grown.

2.   As his financial fortunes rose, his personal life became more and more tumultuous.

3.   Bonds of those junk-rated companies whose fortunes rise and fall markedly with swings the economy have been hit even harder.

4.   Alexander still waits in the wings, hoping his fortunes will rise in the South and in New England.

5.   Cisco, whose fortunes rose and fell mercurially with the Internet bubble, is acquiring companies at a markedly slower pace.

6.   Early in the day, investors took refuge in stocks whose fortunes rise and fall with the economy, but even those shares began to sputter at the close.

7.   Financial shares, whose fortunes rise and fall with fluctuations in interest rates, were among the biggest losers.

8.   It is beer made at a small, family-owned brewery whose fortunes rise and fall in tandem with a troubled Middle East peace.

9.   No retailer wants its fortunes to rise and fall with one vendor.

10.   Other stocks gaining were those of construction and cement companies, which see their fortunes rise with faster economic growth.