1.   Although this difference has existed for years, the recent popularity of on-line trading makes it a deeper concern.

2.   American car makers, inspired by the recent popularity of big cars and trucks, are planning even larger models with equally gigantic sticker prices.

3.   But the electoral map does not favor Clinton, despite his showings against Dole in recent popularity polls.

4.   By the end of the day, technology stocks were among the big losers, despite their recent popularity.

5.   Costner shrugged off that notion, though, at least where his recent popularity dip is concerned.

6.   Even the fashion world has hinted at it, with the recent popularity of glittery Care Bear and Strawberry Shortcake T-shirts, the girlie heroines of teen yesteryear.

7.   On Monday, China Unicom raised the size of its planned share offering to capitalize on the recent popularity of telecommunications stocks.

8.   Recent popularity polls in Italy put him just behind that font of Alpine machismo, Alberto Tomba.

9.   Some car dealers and bankers have a more disturbing explanation for the recent popularity of used cars.

10.   The case has been closely followed by many on Wall Street because of the recent popularity of pooling transactions and the difficulty of conducting successful hostile pooling bids.