1.   Now words become means to mediate a visionary experience of love and enlarge understanding.

2.   For contrastive purposes, however, any word may become the tonic syllable.

3.   And no matter how lonely or uncertain his words became, his tunes promised that any trouble would have a graceful resolution.

4.   But in Central and South Asia, where the repercussions of the superstrict Taliban rule of Afghanistan have been widely felt, the word has become all too familiar.

5.   But problems arose and a fracas among state officials erupted when word of the talks became public.

6.   Eighteen months later, those words became prophetic, when a reconnaissance mission by Degan and two other marshals turned into a wild firefight.

7.   Even the word NATO is becoming a lie.

8.   Ford added that if word of the preparations had become public, he would have been accused of disloyalty to the president.

9.   Has the word become so overused that it is all but meaningless?