71.   The economy was booming, but the two prairie entrepreneurs could not make a go of it and began sliding into debt.

72.   The Irish economy is now booming.

73.   The Israeli economy has boomed.

74.   The local economy was booming.

75.   The machines were snapped up by consumers wanting good equipment but unwilling to fork out the high prices they had when the economy was booming.

76.   The Israeli economy has boomed in recent years, attracting big multinational companies.

77.   The local economy is booming, but many believe that London needs a citywide government to fix rundown public services and other problems.

78.   The Mexican stock plunge comes even as the economy is booming.

79.   The Long Island economy is booming, with shoppers spending, builders building and businesses hiring, according to year-end reports by local economists.

80.   The machines were snapped up by consumers wanting good equipment but unwilling and unable to fork out the high prices they had when the economy was booming.