11.   It is a titanic loss of physical capital, but thanks to the unsinkable American spirit, some structures will be rebuilt quickly and defiantly.

12.   It is an example of the American entrepreneurial spirit at work, and at play.

13.   Many times we have deviated from the American spirit or applied it selfishly.

14.   Ms. Cowles is a mid-century modernist with that American can-do spirit.

15.   My neighbor Fay Klein may be the best example of this dramatic and swift transformation of the American spirit.

16.   Myths are an important part of the American spirit, lifting our hearts and giving us courage to cope with the ravages of human reality.

17.   Of course, anticipating calamities is antithetical to the American spirit of optimism.

18.   Personal reinvention is as old as the American spirit.

19.   Rather, that can-do American spirit takes over and they give it another go.

20.   Scattered among the bulletins of massive layoffs are austere TV commercials in slo-mo black-and-white in which corporations pledge their solidarity with the American spirit.