1.   A very sound investment compared to plasterboards of the same thickness.

2.   As a former building contractor, he had an eye for a sound investment in bricks and mortar.

3.   Bricks and mortar used to much more than a sound investment - it was the best way to make serious money.

4.   Buying shares in blue-chip companies is always a sound investment.

5.   It was really a sound investment, a first class mortgage, with very good security.

6.   Property is usually a sound investment.

7.   It could prove a very sound investment if he ever decides to sell it again.

8.   And the Bush plan gives younger workers a choice to invest a small part of their Social Security in sound investments they control for higher returns.

9.   Bailey said corporate giving appears to be a sound investment for donors.