111.   They have been among the best performers in the real estate industry.

112.   Those were among the best performers last year after the devaluation of the peso caused bonds to tumble in the first half of the year.

113.   Through the magic of program trading and index arbitrage, that buying gets translated into the purchase of big stocks, which then become the best performers.

114.   Though they are rarely the best performers in soaring markets, equity-income funds tend to provide a cushion for investors in down markets.

115.   Trucking, machinery, communications equipment and software shares were the best performers in the second quarter.

116.   Two companies among the best performers, LTX Corp. of Westwood and Helix Corp. of Mansfield, are tied into the boom in the semiconductor industry.

117.   U.S. stocks rose to records as investors bet that semiconductor and computer issues will be among the best performers in the next few months.

118.   Venezuelan stocks again were the best performers in the region this week.

119.   Venezuelan, Russian and Brazilian markets were the best performers.

120.   Was Pedro Martinez the best performer in all of baseball this year?