Maybe teams think the draft is deep enough to get what they need without trading up.

"You will see a general improvement in job quality, and people trading up on jobs."

"But you go because there is always the possibility of trading up and falling in love."

"We've always been pretty good at trading up and down the coast.

The choir school once before came close to trading up for a new facility.

The idea of trading up and keeping a roof over your head at the same time is hardly new.

But there is a silver lining, and it's called trading up.

The company says most of its buyers are trading up from a less expensive piano.

All were from the private collection that he had been building, trading up and in general perfecting for more than 40 years.

"So we increased the focus to trading up and making it a more fashionable shopping experience," he said.

When the economy is good or improving, you tend to have more trading up to better brands.

The Giants will still look at the draft hard, maybe even trading up to get a quarterback they like.

For other young buyers in the exurbs, trading up is a means to a different end.

"We are seeing young families who are trading up," she said.

The group became susceptible to a takeover following a poor period of trading up to Christmas 2005.

There are indications that the city's bonds have been trading up in the secondary market.

Earlier in life they probably were following the typical American pattern of trading up rather than down on their primary residence.

He earned millions by trading up to 5 percent of the pit volume.

But instead of trading up, they are renovating their older residences.

"People are doing well and trading up," he said.

Total's share price closed in European trading up 1.6 percent, at 134.20 euros.

The Dow lost 23.17 points to close at 3,988.57, after trading up nearly 10 points early in the day.

"These are people who normally, in previous cycles, would be trading up.

Now, instead of a fishing smack, he owns a ship trading up the river.

People are choosing these specific points of luxury, trading up at all levels."

Some trade up if they go to graduate school or to a better known university.

If he had a rifle, maybe I could trade up.

It is not because a lot of local residents have decided, at the same time, to trade up.

Over the last 12 months, they have traded up close to 100 percent on the first day.

"You're afraid that someone will trade up and get your man."

She sat down to study them once again, a history of the struggle against the trade up to the present time.

Three are on their second or third homes, having traded up each time.

Men are more likely to want to trade up, when a younger trophy wife comes along.

One thing the Giants probably will not do is trade up in the first round.

But many teams want a point guard and would like to trade up to get the pick.

Or they may break a trade up into tiny bites over a long period of time.

The stone floor is new limestone - a trade up but not out.

I found some people who wanted to trade up.

"They just wanted to trade up, start over, begin again.

Maybe teams think the draft is deep enough to get what they need without trading up.

"You will see a general improvement in job quality, and people trading up on jobs."

"That's one reason why we traded up a little bit."

This system works only if people are honest and don't try to trade up.

"But you go because there is always the possibility of trading up and falling in love."

Those who pay on time for a year are promised the chance to trade up to a nicer car.

Lee gave the trade up in 2001 to pursue his business commitments.

"We've always been pretty good at trading up and down the coast.

"There's a lot of action out there, with various teams trying to trade up or down.

The choir school once before came close to trading up for a new facility.

The Rangers, who choose eighth, would love to trade up.