11.   Small wonder that few Irish eyes are smiling these days when Notre Dame football is discussed, if it is discussed at all.

12.   The honeymoon is over, and Irish eyes no longer are smiling upon the new man on the sideline.

13.   Those same eyes would almost smile as grade-school kids performed skits, sang and recited their own poetry.

14.   In Northern Ireland, anything Clinton says to make Irish eyes smile runs the risk of upsetting Protestants, and vice versa.

15.   His sister Nura also smiled, once, but her big brown eyes did not smile with her.

16.   Irish eyes were still smiling after their cruel penalty shoot out loss to Spain in their World Cup second round match on Sunday.