The market's overall performance yesterday underscored the fragility of the Dow's advance toward 3,500.

But the performance of Stop & Shop underscored a growing queasiness among investors.

Brown's performance, followed by Vazquez's disastrous relief appearance, underscored the Yankees' failure to upgrade their pitching last winter.

The performance underscores the firm's financial turnaround over the last three years and the impact of Wall Street's bull market.

His performance underscored how difficult the Mets' task really is.

The performance of the Masters' fund only underscores its basic concept: that combining experienced managers' best ideas will produce superior results.

Ms. DeLany's stiff, shrill performance only underscores the character's dislikability.

Both performances not only have underscored the Yankees' increasing dependence on unproven arms, but the obvious risks when pennant hopes are put on such youthful shoulders.

The F.A.A.'s performance in this emergency underscores the need for a broader program for inspecting all older aircraft.

THE strong first-quarter performance of alumninum companies underscores the recovery of an industry that just a few years ago suffered from weak prices and sluggish profits.