21.   Japanese stocks rose, led by top exporters such as Bridgestone Corp., as the dollar traded near its six-year high against the yen.

22.   Last week, the U.S. dollar reached a more than four-and-a-half-year high against the yen.

23.   On Friday, the dollar rose to a five-month high against the yen and a two-month high against the deutsche mark.

24.   On Monday, the mark rose to a five-month high against the French franc and a three-month high against the Italian lira.

25.   On financial markets today, the dollar surged to a three-week high against the deutsche mark and hovered near its five-month high against the yen.

26.   Prickly sting of sprinklers forcing sprays of rainbow-reflecting water high against a blue backyard sky.

27.   Sakakibara is widely credited with having coordinated the depreciation of the yen last year from its postwar high against the dollar.

28.   Sentiment is running high against the waste dump.

29.   Still, ill will was running high against Fish and Game Wednesday.

30.   Somebody should have reminded the Yankees that Boston gets sky high against its ancient rivals.