11.   He said he has yet to see any studies in scholarly journals that support the use of handwriting analysis in business.

12.   Hopper characterizes himself as an introvert, but he is anything but shy when the subject is handwriting analysis.

13.   Judges have already declared handwriting analysis nonscientific after reliability challenges.

14.   Last month, a federal court in Illinois rejected expert testimony on handwriting analysis, saying the research supporting it was too thin.

15.   Many of these studies validate handwriting analysis, he told the class.

16.   Now prosecutors are turning to a new computer-based study, financed by the Justice Department, to restore the credibility of handwriting analysis as an investigative tool.

17.   Olsten Corp., the Melville, N.Y. temporary work agency, uses handwriting analysis to screen all managerial and sales applicants for such traits as honesty and dependability.

18.   Prospective employers have even turned to handwriting analysis to try to foresee which applicants are going to excel or fail, said Maltby of the American Civil Liberties Union.

19.   Some critics have even called for a handwriting analysis to compare the known writings of Dos Santos with the letter explaining the third secret.

20.   Supporters contend that handwriting analysis can uncover hidden talents and problems that may not surface otherwise.