1.   Magazines were calling Seattle one of the best places to live, a New Economy capital with plentiful jobs, a mild climate and an awesome social scene.

2.   Opinion polls show an increasingly troubled electorate wistful for the Soviet days of a steady economy and plentiful jobs.

3.   While these events are obvious, most average Americans tend not to question the apparent anomaly of plentiful jobs and announcements of massive layoffs.

4.   Plentiful jobs, low inflation and stock and bond market gains have made Americans feel wealthy and put them in the mood to spend.

5.   Plentiful jobs, rising incomes, stock market gains and low inflation have put Americans in the buying mood, economists said.

6.   Plentiful jobs, rising wages and benefits and stock market gains have made Americans feel wealthy and put them in the mood to spend.

7.   Plentiful jobs, rising incomes and stock market gains propelled consumer confidence to a record high in January.

8.   Education Secretary Richard Riley credited responsible student borrowers, schools, underwriters and lenders, a crackdown on debtors, and the robust economy with its plentiful jobs.

9.   In the decade before the crisis hit, Singaporeans were accustomed to choosing from among plentiful jobs, and getting generous benefits and fat bonuses.

10.   Nearly half of these immigrants arrived from Mexico, lured by a then-strong economy and plentiful jobs.