1.   From their lofty height of existence, it was as if they could not even see him.

2.   He stayed at the Four Seasons Hotel, from whose lofty heights he could see across New York.

3.   He stayed at the ISH, from whose lofty heights he could see across New York.

4.   Bank takeovers have risen to similarly lofty heights as U.S. banks snap up rivals to expand branch networks, consolidate systems and boost earnings.

5.   But because of injuries, he never reached the lofty heights that were predicted for him when he graduated from Jesuit High School in New Orleans.

6.   From such lofty heights, perhaps all he could do was fall.

7.   Gardens and baths once graced its lofty heights, which are breathtakingly scenic.

8.   John Lardner, meanwhile, soared to lofty rhetorical heights.

9.   Or will they stay the course and buy more stocks or stock mutual funds, now that those investments have been knocked down from their lofty heights?

10.   That may mean the dollar will have trouble climbing back to the lofty heights it reached in recent months against the yen and mark.