31. The room broke up laughing, including Shimer, whose last chance and last run felt as good as gold . 32. The Pioneer Group Inc .'s plan to lift the price of its stock was as good as gold . 33. Computer components are as good as gold on the black market, yet many companies fall short on preventing theft. 34. Dot-commers were mining Silicon Valley, IPOs were good as gold and the state was sitting on a fat surplus. 35. "Good as Gold " and " Picture This " have good moments but clearly rank behind Heller's other novels. 36. It may have been a silver Olympic medal for boxer Paea Wolfgramm, but it was good as gold for Tonga. 37. When Gold decided to retire in 1981, he ran to replace him, using the slogan " Good as Gold ." 38. An author, Ken Mackenzie, who wrote Good as Gold , has incorrect author details listed with the National Library of Australia. 39. "Trent Lott's word is as good as gold anytime of the day or night, " said one Senate GOP staffer. 40. With America's gold reserves threatened, Washington abandoned the guaranteed exchange that made the dollar " as good as gold ."
