11.   All the bravado about earning his living, enjoying comedy and making the faces cut little ice with those who knew his capabilities.

12.   All of which may cut little ice in the Central South area.

13.   The fact it was an out-of-character performance for this season cut no ice.

14.   But clearly, none of that cut any ice with the market.

15.   But that argument cuts no ice with Lothrop.

16.   But that cut no ice with the Yeltsin.

17.   But such reassurances cut little ice.

18.   But the assurances have cut little ice with politicians, including Ms. Bhutto and Sharif, and have been greeted with outright alarm elsewhere.

19.   He will cut no ice with the students, and is viewed with suspicion even by the army.

20.   If logic served as a governing principle in politics, the Bush morality theme would have cut little ice with the voters.