21.   After faltering a bit in previous sessions, smaller stocks continued to climb.

22.   After the make-up grant, Microsoft stock continued to slide, sinking the new options along with the old ones.

23.   After faltering a bit in the last few days, smaller stocks continued to climb.

24.   Broader market averages did better, however, and small-cap stocks continued to rally.

25.   But for Holt, a dynamic playmaker whose stock continues to rise, touchdowns are more important than taunts.

26.   But in addition to the practical difficulties of finding stock to borrow, investors could lose vast sums if the stocks continue to defy gravity.

27.   But in most cases, those stocks only continued to appreciate.

28.   But individual stocks continued to plummet on bad news.

29.   But on that day, technology stocks continued to rise, especially Microsoft.

30.   But technology stocks continued to decline, depressing the Nasdaq composite index.