1.   As recently as a month ago, the Economic and Social Research Institute, an independent organization, predicted that the boom would last well into the next century.

2.   Bachtel and other people watchers wonder how long the growth boom will last.

3.   But no boom lasts forever.

4.   But the boom only lasted three years.

5.   Companies are aware the current export boom may not last.

6.   How long can the boom last?

7.   How long will the current boom last?

8.   Not everyone is convinced the takeover boom will last.

9.   The boom may not last.

10.   When Americans look at the same facts, many get as queasy as Alan Greenspan, wondering how long the boom can last.