1.   Although Gore is favored, Bradley has shown surprising strength.

2.   Bank issues lagged hurt as surprising strength in manufacturing and Christmas spending drove bond yields higher.

3.   Bonds plunged Friday, snapping a two-month rally, as reports showed surprising strength in employment and manufacturing.

4.   A Labor Department report out today, meanwhile, showed surprising strength in the job market.

5.   A separate Labor Department report out today, meanwhile, showed surprising strength in the job market.

6.   A sheet of paper, flimsy when flat, gains surprising strength as it crumples.

7.   But a Republican advantage was hard to detect, especially in the South, where Democrats showed surprising strength, defeating at least two incumbent GOP governors.

8.   But initial claims for unemployment benefits tumbled last week, a sign of surprising strength in the labor market.

9.   But the surprising strength of the early group has investors salivating over the possibilities.

10.   But the report, by the Semiconductor Industry Association, which was released after the close of trading, showed surprising strength.