A surge in new home sales and a drop in weekly unemployment claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought.

• Aclaims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought  
• Bclaims suggests that the economy might not be so weak as some analysts have previously thought  
• Cclaims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as have been previously thought by some analysts  
• Dclaims, suggesting about the economy that it might not be so weak as previously thought by some analysts  
• Eclaims, suggesting the economy might not be as weak as previously thought to be by some analysts