11.   The three congressmen sponsored legislation last year that would have required U.S. stock markets to convert to decimal pricing from fractions.

12.   The slicker the letter-writers grew, the more congressmen were inclined to dismiss their work as artificial.

13.   The two congressmen said they were concerned that business-methods patents were being issued without enough evidence about whether an idea was already in the public domain.

14.   The seven congressmen live in tight quarters.

15.   The top court has already started its investigation into the eight congressmen.

16.   The three congressmen met at Bagram Air Base with Maj. Gen. Frank L. Hagenbeck and shook hands with American soldiers.