21.   It owes its superior performance to successful bets on Ecuador and Poland.

22.   Kelley contends that they are not, and that lower expenses are the real source of the superior performance.

23.   One reason is the superior performance of fiber optic cable.

24.   One reason for that superior performance is that many technology issues are traded on Nasdaq.

25.   Still, traders said the dollar will rise in coming days against both the mark and yen as superior economic performance in the U.S. draws investors.

26.   Still, given the superior performance of the U.S. economy compared with Germany and Japan, the dollar still has room to rise, traders said.

27.   That superior performance offers the prospect that corporate profits will expand faster than in neighboring countries.

28.   The agency will be freer to offer bonuses for superior performance, and to promise workers a share of savings that are achieved by improvements they suggest.

29.   The dollar will likely rise in the coming week amid superior economic performance in the U.S. compared with other countries, traders and investors said.

30.   The playing field is not equal in evaluating superior performances or seasons.