1.   A conciliatory tone should he adopted for a letter of adjustment.

2.   Both sides in the dispute have been adopting a tone of moral righteousness.

3.   He adopted a tone of moral indignation.

4.   As anticipated, the Starr report is rife with details of sexual encounters, toward which the independent counsel adopts a tone of pained necessity.

5.   Bush aides are unapologetic about his carefully scripted punches, although they believe it is Gore who has adopted a negative tone.

6.   Chabon expertly adopts the tone of a bourbon-soaked hack, yet still manages to raise the hairs on the back of your neck with the story.

7.   CNBC is virtually by itself in adopting this tone with business news.

8.   In their public statements, French officials adopted a tone of restrained embarrassment over the affair.

9.   People adopt hushed tones as they tell of fist fights and threats since World Pog began trying to police the mark.

10.   Rep. James Longley of Maine, who stayed home during the convention to campaign for reelection, said he likes the new new tone adopted by the freshmen.