11.   Biotechnology has had a banner year, largely on optimism fueled by the human genome project.

12.   Both Boeing and Airbus expect another banner year for commercial aircraft orders.

13.   A year later, the Democratic governor nearly got beat for re-election in what turned out to be a banner year for Republicans.

14.   All those doomsayers have helped build a banner year for Champagne.

15.   But being sick seems like a terrible way to end what has been a banner year for the lady who growls like a caged tiger in song.

16.   But this year has become a banner year for the sixth-seeded Croat.

17.   By Cardinals standards, it has been a banner year for the offense, with clear improvement.

18.   But Wal-Mart, which tends to err on the side of caution when predicting future growth, is positioned for another banner year.

19.   By contrast, Turner Broadcasting System predicted a banner year for profits.

20.   By recent ASU standards, this has been a banner year.