31.   The same holds true with Mississippi and Mississippi State, Georgia and Georgia Tech, South Carolina and Clemson.

32.   The same holds true with the American Music Awards.

33.   The same formula holds even with shows now often condescended to as feel-good corn festivals.

34.   The same holds true at the Saks Fifth Avenue cosmetics counters, where the stylists manage to politely refrain from sniffing at the customer in Payless shoes.

35.   The same holds true for Iraq policy.

36.   The same holds true for my daughter.

37.   The same holds true for Scott Goodyear and his Honda-powered Reynard.

38.   The same holds true for shrubs and perennials.

39.   The same holds true for sites in vacation hot spots around the country, Buck said.

40.   The same holds true for that all-important economic measurement, consumer confidence.