11.   A quick check of Kozmo.com, meanwhile, found a new notice saying that the site would be down until the next day.

12.   A quick check of several bottled water companies listed in the Yellow Pages found prices all over the map.

13.   A quick check of the answering machine.

14.   A quick check of the books and a call to one of his wholesalers, pretty much sets the deal.

15.   A quick check of the bookstore in my suburban neighborhood has a gazillion books on self-help psychology, religion of all kinds and spirituality.

16.   A quick check showed it was set to refuse graphics to speed up operations.

17.   A quick check under the rear hatch reveals a major flaw in the New Beetle.

18.   A quick check of glassware and table settings turned up gaps.

19.   A quick check of the Web turns up thousands of radiolike sites, including online versions of many broadcast stations.

20.   A quick check for a blood-pressure medication, for example, turned up empty.