21.   Some officers hesitated at the door to the Charles G. Schmitt Funeral Home, as if reluctant to acknowledge the sad truth inside.

22.   Still, the sad truth is that the border slums offer better living conditions than the hovels most maquila laborers migrate from.

23.   That is the sad truth.

24.   The people of Sierra Leone know a lot about sad truth.

25.   The sad truth about Abbie Hoffman is that time has relegated him to little more than an exuberant footnote to his own revolution.

26.   The sad truth about budget politics this year is that Congress and the Bush administration have gotten themselves into such a box that irresponsible posturing becomes the easiest recourse.

27.   The sad truth is it no longer takes a tainted drug test to besmirch a reputation.

28.   The sad truth is that getting rid of household pests is rarely as quick and easy as plugging in an ultrasonic-sound device.

29.   The sad truth is that some children make it hard to love them.

30.   The sad truth is that the accusations surrounding Claes fit our era like a snug glove.