1.   Osama bin Laden did not, despite his boasts, manage to puncture confidence in American business.

2.   Stocks retreated as the highest bond yields since last August punctured confidence that corporate profits will accelerate later in the year.

3.   U.S. stocks slumped for a second time this week as the highest bond yields in almost eight months punctured confidence that corporate profits can accelerate later this year.

4.   Will it puncture the confidence gained by a sweep of the Washington schools last weekend?

5.   You have an excellent big man, with youth, health and soaring confidence against a smaller, injured veteran whose confidence has been punctured.

6.   Confidence has been punctured by a string of high-profile bankruptcies.