11.   Recent rain and more expected this week could help the crop fill out.

12.   Still, a surge in demand from new domestic mutual funds starting this week also helped stocks, said Hiroshi Masuda, deputy general manager at Yamaichi Securities.

13.   The next few weeks will help determine if Congress is ready to tear down a Depression-era wall that separates banks from other commercial services.

14.   There are thousands of holes left to be played this year, but what happens this week will help set the tone.

15.   Woodson said the bye week also helps the Cowboys work Sanders and holdout linebacker Darrin Smith into the lineup.

16.   Eating at least five apples a week could help you breathe more easily, new research shows.

17.   The bye week helped, without a doubt.

18.   The weeks also help open pocketbooks during what have been traditional lulls in retail spending.

19.   Webb said facing Pak and Sorenstam every week has helped her become a better player.

20.   Rerngchai said he believed an improving economic outlook and cuts in government spending announced this week would help support the currency.