21.   Even in Massachusetts, Republicans cannot win by striving to sound as much like Democrats as possible.

22.   General manager Dave Taylor, however, did not sound as optimistic.

23.   He had made a commitment to address a Cleveland Indians fans banquet that night, which sounds as hollow now as it did then.

24.   He sounds as much like a proud parent as he does a valued employee.

25.   If these points of view sound about as far apart as the North and South poles, well, they are.

26.   Instead of trying to look and sound as much like Bush, he should emphasize the differences.

27.   It sounds as much like the science of fiction as the science of trees, and even some supporters are skeptical of the scientific roots of the idea.

28.   It will sound as good in the open air of the patio, deck or pool side as it will in a mountain cabin or humid beach house.

29.   No million-selling rock band sounds as urgent, or as embraceable, as Pearl Jam.

30.   Not since Groucho Marx sang, Hello, I Must Be Going has anything sounded as equally silly and sapient.