1.   Because consumer spending has helped fuel the economic boom, and much of that spending has been through borrowing, a drastic slowdown could be worrisome.

2.   Domestic institutional buying helped fuel the advance, said Masayasu Sugawara, a strategist at Marusan Securities Co.

3.   Fears that documents might eventually become public helped fuel resistance to the proposal, however.

4.   Speculation that interest rates soon could come down helped fuel the stronger stock market, said Dick Halford, a Kansas City Value Line trader.

5.   In Los Angeles, Pete Harnisch pitched seven strong innings and helped fuel two scoring rallies with singles in consecutive at-bats as Cincinnati roughed up Hideo Nomo.

6.   In recent months, Americans had been buying more on credit as consumer spending helped fuel rapid growth in the economy.

7.   Many investors stayed out of the market in the early going, which kept volume thin and helped fuel the price volatility.