11.   That was the strongest quarterly performance in more than two years.

12.   The local heroes that turned in the strongest performances of the last five years were driven, naturally enough, by strong regional economies.

13.   U.S. sales of new single-family homes slipped in December, a weather-beaten ending to the strongest annual performance in almost two decades, Commerce Department figures showed today.

14.   According to IBES, the strongest performances are expected from makers of basic goods.

15.   As the underdog, Caton provides the strongest performance of all.

16.   It was the strongest performance yet for e-commerce in the short time the government has been measuring this activity.

17.   Mutual funds reflected those losses, with health care funds turning in the strongest performance and tech funds one of the weakest.

18.   The figures still represent the strongest performance in nearly two years, but provided little incentive for Wall Street to get moving.

19.   The figure still represents the strongest performance in nearly two years, but provided little incentive for Wall Street to buy.

20.   The figures still represent the strongest performance in nearly two years, but provided little incentive for Wall Street to buy.