11.   Saving his skin at all costs, against the odds, has become the theme of his political career.

12.   Somehow, Minnesota is able to pull together, making great plays when they are needed, and saving their skins.

13.   Some people, including the Maccabees, Perpetua, and Thomas More, cannot tell a fundamental public lie, even to save their skins.

14.   Somebody has to save our skins.

15.   To save his skin, the president forced government lawyers into brawls that have forever weakened the White House and Secret Service.

16.   If saving our skin is at the expense of the generations to come, how will we be judged by them?

17.   Five home wins in six matches, however, will save their skins this time round - if little more.

18.   Even Carl Lewis, the most famous athlete in the world, was just one jump away from missing the long jump final before saving his skin.

19.   Like those in Chiri Yurt, he said he had deserted and would stay in Chechnya for moral reasons, rather than trying to save his skin.