1.   As the benchmark index drops, those latent profits vanish, putting banks -- already stretched with trillions of yen in bad loans -- further at risk.

2.   As the benchmark index drops, those unrealized profits vanish, putting banks -- already stretched with bad loans -- further at risk.

3.   As the later date neared, the report said, those fictitious profits would vanish from the books.

4.   As the benchmark drops, those unrealized profits vanish.

5.   Profits vanished.

6.   Profits vanished when the fraud was uncovered.

7.   Some of the more aggressive tax shelters make profits vanish from corporate tax returns.

8.   Still, for investors who might be inclined to worry, the latest slide has shown how fast profits can vanish in some stocks.

9.   Then profits vanished, and the stock tanked this summer.

10.   Unless Seidenberg can slash costs, profits could vanish.