1.   A strong economy is spurring companies to add more workers and lease more space to meet increased demand for goods and services.

2.   A weakening economy also could spur the Fed to lower interest rates in an effort to keep the country from sliding into a recession.

3.   A strong economy spurred more business and leisure travel.

4.   A strong economy is spurring companies to ship more goods, analysts said.

5.   A strong economy spurs travel, giving hotel companies a quick boost because they can change their rates nightly as rooms fill up.

6.   A strong economy typically spurs travel, helping hotel companies quickly because they can change their rates nightly in response to increased demand.

7.   A strong economy is spurring companies to add workers to meet added demand for goods and services, causing a sharp drop in vacancy rates.

8.   After the bond sale tomorrow and Wednesday, the German market may become attractive again as a slowing economy spurs interest rate cut hopes, analysts said.

9.   Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is warning that markets may be getting ahead of themselves and that a booming economy may spur inflation, causing rates to rise.

10.   It has been more than two years since concerns about a slowing economy spurred the Fed to ease monetary policy and lower short-term interest rates.