1.   And a sharp decline in the currently lofty stock prices would undermine the confidence that has kept spending strong.

2.   Another factor driving the lofty price paid for Signet, as well as for other recent acquisitions by banks, is the bull market.

3.   As for individual stocks, what would it take for market darlings of recent years to regain the lofty price levels they achieved before the bubble burst?

4.   A half-bottle list does not need a first-growth bordeaux, or lofty prices, to command interest.

5.   After a hot start that netted the four top search engine companies millions, most of the stocks were unable to maintain their lofty prices for long.

6.   But in many cases commercialism has overtaken preservation, lofty prices have replaced bargains and the artistic life is fun but not sustaining.

7.   But some analysts believe the lofty prices money management firms are commanding could tempt the Johnsons to relinquish their grip.

8.   But these lofty prices leave no room for mistakes.

9.   Cisco pulled down a lot of other technology stocks with lofty price to earnings ratios.

10.   Companies that once needed analysts and big investors to sustain lofty stock prices had suffered serious declines in value.