11.   That argument, of course, rings rather hollow to those affected.

12.   That boast rings hollow today as many of these e-zines are struggling, and some have collapsed, amid an Internet slump.

13.   The cheers may have a hollow ring.

14.   The notion that Russian space bureaucrats suddenly discovered that they needed a new permission form for a complex, long-planned international satellite launch carried a hollow ring.

15.   The old network TV air of omniscience remains but now rings hollow.

16.   Their anger had a slightly hollow ring to most commentators.

17.   This is why so much of the current debate in Washington about tax policy has such a hollow ring to it.

18.   Throughout the trial, Tour officials constantly said this case was not about Casey Martin, which had a hollow ring for him.

19.   But these professions have a hollow ring.

20.   But until he put Lebed in charge, those promises had a hollow ring.