1.   And as competition puts pressure on the earnings of the utility, cash will help it to keep paying a steady dividend, she added.

2.   Analysts said investors are attracted to banking issues by the prospect of steady dividend income and profit growth.

3.   Bank issues, which compete with bonds because both pay steady dividends, gained as yields were little changed.

4.   Bank stocks compete with bonds and other fixed-income securities for investors because of the steady dividend payments and capital gains potential.

5.   Bank stocks compete with bonds because they both pay steady dividends.

6.   Bank issues, because of their steady dividend rich returns, compete with bonds and other fixed income securities for investors.

7.   Banks and other issues with steady dividend payments compete with bonds for investors.

8.   Banks and utilities compete with bonds and other fixed income securities for investors because of their steady dividend rich returns.

9.   Banks and utilities compete with bonds and other fixed-income securities because they all pay steady dividends.

10.   Banks and utilities compete with fixed-income securities for investors because both pay steady dividends.