1.   Jack downed three beers with his steak and fries.

2.   They were downing beers and watching the game on TV.

3.   Beers are downed, and problems are manufactured for the sole purpose of being solved.

4.   After downing several beers and tossing back shots of shochu, the official slept in his car for about two hours before driving home.

5.   Despite all the commercials showing people downing cold beers after a vigorous volleyball or basketball game, alcohol is an even more potent diuretic than caffeine.

6.   He mimicked a man downing a beer with gusto, implying that this is the way they did it on Sheinkin, in the secular heart of Tel Aviv.

7.   KLA fighters in Swiss Army uniforms, downing Italian beer in a Kukes bar, showed little interest in the peace deal when informed by journalists.

8.   Outside the Flamingo casino at midnight, a middle-age biker downed a beer as he watched the milling crowd with amusement.

9.   Soldiers in camouflage fatigues are everywhere, downing beers in the outdoor cafes and strolling around town, overwhelmingly relieved to be back.

10.   We looked at each other, downed our beers and headed back to our hotel.