Then the fickle market turned elsewhere; in the mid-80's, the bottom fell out of graffiti.

And it has quickly captured the attention of customers for contemporary casual clothes, known as fashion's most fickle market.

It's the kind of fickle market we're in.

By requiring that it rely in part on money derived from a fickle market, New York State relegates health care to bottom-level priority.

"Keds are not in as fickle a market as L.A. Gear," Mr. Frankel said.

And if Dr. Cook decides to sell suddenly, he will be at the mercy of a fickle market.

With its long-distance uncertainties, relatively inexperienced suppliers and fickle market, Apex's business always demanded a keen appreciation of risks.

Most of its customers are women in their teens or early 20'ss and that is a fairly fickle market.

Battered by mounting competition, fickle markets and a general skepticism about the extent of its commitment to Hong Kong and China, Jardines is in upheaval.

Seychellois landowners had a pleasant life, though making ends meet given the fickle markets for their produce was not always easy.