1.   Computer customers are willing to pay top dollar for fast repair.

2.   In Yakima, Washington, people paid a dollar for all the cakes they could eat in a flapjack-eating contest.

3.   Make the call to be sure you are not paying a dollar to save a dime.

4.   Seven years later, consumers find themselves paying top dollar once again.

5.   People will always pay top dollar for something exclusive.

6.   Japanese investors once paid top dollar for the most glamorous hotels in the United States.

7.   Someone discovered that two years before the Olympics he had been paid a few dollars to play semiprofessional baseball.

8.   Analysts said Willamette Industries paid top dollar for the timberlands because of their high quality, taking on debt that will hurt earnings in coming years.

9.   And a seller can get a buyer to pay top dollar for a building by suggesting that the building can grow.

10.   And they have a reasonable shot at paying off if handled intelligently, just like paying top dollar for a Tom Hanks or a Michelle Pfeiffer for a movie.