31.   Concern that U.K. interest rates are not yet at their peak and could go higher toppled retail banks from their position among the top performers in early trading.

32.   Despite the high tech fairy tales that have made a few people fabulously rich, Israel is still lagging behind the top performers in the global economy.

33.   Family power cuts both ways at another top performer, Dollar General.

34.   Financially, the companies must be top performers in their industries, with well-run management, strong market share and high earnings potential.

35.   For larger, more established companies such as Coca-Cola, Home Depot and others, stock options are used to lure and keep top performers.

36.   Formal Gold defeated top East Coast handicap performer Skip Away and set a track record.

37.   Fund manager Mary Lisanti, a top performer at Bankers Trust New York Corp., took customers with her last year when she joined Strong Capital Management Inc.

38.   Harborlights Music Festival returns with top performers along the waterfront.

39.   He also said the district needed to recruit or train existing principals to be top performers.

40.   He is dropping Price Equity-Income and Vanguard Windsor II, top performers the last year, and reducing his stake in three other funds.