1.   For now, though, there are few signs of turnaround, especially in the country where the new-economy bubble popped the loudest.

2.   He, too, said the technology bubble would pop one day.

3.   No wonder, then, that when the Internet bubble popped, every Web site felt the splash.

4.   Since the tech bubble popped, however, things have tilted back toward the beer and potato chip crowd, companies offering comfort items for uncomfortable times.

5.   The bubble popped.

6.   Then, booms ended in busts when bubbles of undue exuberance popped, exposing underlying economic fragilities.

7.   When standing, the air bubbles pop and the water clears.