21.   Bank shares extended losses after the National Association of Purchasing Management report showed more strength in manufacturing than expected.

22.   Besides Apple, both Compaq and Hewlett-Packard are showing remarkable strength.

23.   Bradley is doing poorly in some national polls but he has shown considerable strength in this state of often cantankerous voters.

24.   Bonds plunged Friday, snapping a two-month rally, as reports showed surprising strength in employment and manufacturing.

25.   Bonds tend to gain when the economy stumbles, not when it shows strength.

26.   -- Commercial real estate and construction activity continued to show strength.

27.   A breakdown of the results showed that Vacco beat Ms. Burstein by winning upstate, even though she showed more strength in New York City.

28.   A Labor Department report out today, meanwhile, showed surprising strength in the job market.

29.   A report on existing-home sales by the National Association of Realtors showed some strength.

30.   A report from Philadelphia-area manufacturers today confirmed that the economy continues to show strength.