1.  A Tale of Two Markets A handful of strong stocks are surrounded by a mass of weak ones.

2.  But even many Republican leaders agreed that in this struggle, they had played a strong hand poorly and that Clinton had played a weak one exceedingly well.

3.  But the threat is a weak one, because most Kosovars understand that the Western troops cannot withdraw as long as Milosevic is in power in Belgrade.

4.  Continental pilots, represented by the Independent Association of Continental Pilots, have a weak one.

5.  He said the first quarter last year had been a particularly weak one for German banks.

6.  If the recovery proves to be a weak one, the jobless rate could rise for most of the next year.

7.  In some cases, they also try to show federal prosecutors that their case is a weak one.

8.  In three more power plays in the third period, they again went without a shot until finally managing to get two weak ones off.

9.  It might be thought that a de facto coalition administration, or a weak one with a tiny majority in Congress, might drop this issue.

10.  Meanwhile, last month, Tokorozawa became the first municipality in Japan to enact a dioxin ordinance, though a weak one.