31.   The catalyst for the recent boom in New York was a surge in the media and financial services industries, Marriott said.

32.   The likelihood of shrinking returns in U.S. markets after the recent boom on Wall Street could also send investors south.

33.   The NBA All-Star festival has enjoyed a recent boom, but it is still at bottom a playground game, with an occasional trapeze act.

34.   The new standard, Boland said, will require employees to pay more of their health care costs, something people have not done during the recent economic boom.

35.   The recent building boom has provided more and more housing for people, but that leaves fewer places for birds to build.

36.   The recent boom in spending halted a decline in interest rates in December.

37.   The saga of this bath reflects many trends of the recent boom.

38.   The strength of the U.S. dollar and recent economic boom mean more domestic tourists head abroad for more exotic destinations.

39.   The stock market has taken a steep plunge since the attacks, making the big bonuses of recent boom years nothing but a dreamy memory.

40.   Ecologists and some tour operators say the recent boom in whale-watching is endangering the mammals because more and more boats are crowding around them.