11.   In the Kansas City Value Line, stock-index futures rose in light holiday trading, helped by strength in technology issues.

12.   Its actual profit report was not as bad as it had led analysts to fear last month, and that strength helped to buoy investors.

13.   Its strength helped underpin prices in the bond market.

14.   Meantime, continued economic strength may help strengthen the prospects of corporations and build investors confidence in the ability of junk-rated companies to service their debts.

15.   That extra strength helps him run his patterns more precisely.

16.   The added strength should help him get to the hoop as well as hold his position defensively.

17.   The monetary strength is helping Mexican consumers, but it is increasing the price of Mexican goods sent to the United States.

18.   The Swiss company also expects that its own financial strength will help the Kemper life insurance companies grow more rapidly.

19.   The U.S. currency was little changed against the yen, restrained by concern that dollar strength is helping to widen the trade deficit with Japan, traders said.

20.   This bargaining strength helped force the cost-cutting on to the providers.