21.   Many agreed that a dead bin Laden would be far more dangerous, rising to the status of a martyr and stirring supporters to more frenzied acts of vengeance.

22.   Or cruel acts of nature?

23.   Random acts of kindness.

24.   Shameless acts of self-romancing?

25.   That might be his greatest act of solidarity this season, and perhaps a turning point.

26.   The Hero-Player kills his rival in a lightning-fast act of brutality.

27.   This is especially so given that tobacco is a legal product enjoyed by people acting of their own free will.

28.   This is a time when the mere act of taking a high-level political job subjects any official to suspicion of criminal wrongdoing.

29.   We go through periods of being disconnected from the self, of acting outside of ourselves through fear and insecurity.

30.   When he sees a play with Eileen Atkins and Michael Gambon, he notes despairingly that he could never have achieved acting of their caliber.