11.   Caroline had spoken without thinking.

12.   Her first words, spoken without thought and due to extreme nervousness, were unwise.

13.   And he needs to convince voters that he can think on his feet and speak without resorting to slogans and canned remarks.

14.   Army officials granted relatively free access to the post and to soldiers, allowing them to speak without an army spokesman present.

15.   Ban opponents distanced themselves from him and said he was speaking without statistical evidence.

16.   A member of the major league staff, approached by the Globe, also said he could not speak without permission.

17.   But he spoke without self-pity.

18.   But Qian apparently spoke without any trace of the rancor that has characterized the public exchanges between Washington and Beijing for two months.

19.   But the words were spoken without a trace of joy or pride.

20.   But today he speaks without an accent.