1.   At least on Wall Street, the idea of justice was voiced in the usual firm tones about meting out evenhanded responses to wrongdoing.

2.   I used a firm tone to correct her, and she flopped to the ground like a dying actress.

3.   If your dog relieves himself in front of you, softly tell a shy dog no, or use a firm tone with a stubborn dog.

4.   Speculation that markets are oversold helped set the firm tone, trade sources said.

5.   Investors also turned buyers among laggards and smaller issues, encouraged by the firm tone in the construction and property sectors, they said.

6.   Investors however expect the dollar to retain a firm tone against both the yen and mark in the near term, dealers said.

7.   A second US aircraft carrier was steaming toward Taiwan Monday in a move that underlined the increasingly firm tone Washington is adopting toward Beijing.

8.   Against the mark, the dollar maintained its firm tone, but with the upside also limited by a lack of fresh leads, dealers said.

9.   Against the mark, the dollar maintained its firm tone, but with the upside prospects limited also because of a lack of fresh leads, dealers said.

10.   Bank of Japan governor Yasuo Matsushita said Friday the Japanese economy was maintaining its gradual recovery, with the underlying tone increasingly firm.