11.   His confidence took its severest blow when, out of the blue one day last season, he was traded to the Giants.

12.   His rim-shaking dunks excited fans, but he also showed the quiet confidence to take and make fourth quarter shots all season.

13.   If that happened, however, confidence would take another knock.

14.   Investor confidence took another blow when a Sulzer Medica board member resigned from the company earlier this month, less than two months after he was appointed.

15.   That confidence took time to build.

16.   Vazquez lost a match to an opponent he had beaten at least once before, and his confidence took as great a blow as his body did.

17.   Australian business confidence took a dramatic dive in September due to terrorism fears and high-profile corporate failures, according to a survey released Tuesday.

18.   Consumer confidence has taken a beating in the United States, where fears of a recession are growing.

19.   Consumer confidence has taken a beating, and fears of a recession are growing.

20.   Public support for Bush is clearly bipartisan, but public confidence takes on a more partisan edge.