1.  The biggest winners could be members of Nationwide, the largest building society.

2.  The hotel industry was the biggest winner.

3.  This rather overlooked the biggest winner of them all.

4.  Among his biggest winners was the LTX Corp., of Westwood, Mass., a maker of equipment for the semiconductor industry.

5.  Among all Akamai investors, Battery Ventures, a venture-capital firm in Wellesley, Mass., was by far the biggest financial winner.

6.  Among the biggest winners in this market rally is the Hong Kong government, which spent enormous amounts to prop up the stock market in August.

7.  And although the Air Force benefits, the biggest winner, according to McCain, is Boeing.

8.  An executive at another firm said that China Economic was the biggest winner in the bond-future frenzy, while Shanghai International was the biggest loser.

9.  And among the biggest winners was West Palm Beach, Fla., according to a study being released today by AeA, formerly the American Electronics Association.