11.   And how can so many other supposedly decent people take it all so much in their stride?

12.   As a decent author who wrote decent books about mostly decent people, he seemed not of our own time but of a fonder, calmer literary age.

13.   Based on a true story, it intermingles decent people and traitors, heroism and collaboration, genorosity and cowardice.

14.   A thoughtful Web site, www.howtoloveyourdog.com, tries to remove some of the mystery from dog ownership and prevent decent people from becoming bad owners.

15.   All coaches and all decent people everywhere should never forget this.

16.   But that the proposition can even be floated should make decent people cringe.

17.   But these kids are very decent people and this event has shaken them.

18.   Change comes, as it usually does, as a result of decent people taking extreme stands.

19.   Decent people helping the poor.

20.   Decent people and not so decent people in this world.