11.   Killian wants to take the wind out of Common Sense by having lawmakers approve at least some of the proposed reforms themselves.

12.   My old professor told me it takes the wind out of your sails.

13.   Now that the tax changes have taken the wind out of variable annuities, annuity salespeople are likely to start pushing the insurance features.

14.   OU won the coin flip, decided to take the wind at its back and began its domination of field position and scoreboard.

15.   That really took the wind out of our sails.

16.   That tactic, these workers said, often took the wind out of organizing drives.

17.   The Bills won the toss and elected to kick and take the wind.

18.   The declines took the wind out of a rally sparked by reassurances from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan that the economy is growing with little inflation.

19.   The presentation may not have changed any votes, but it took the wind out of the debate.

20.   The results helped take the wind out of the criminal investigation, but the case has not gone away.