1.   The merchandise is attractively displayed and the assistants are friendly and helpful.

2.   These new assistants are more intelligent than their predecessors.

3.   The assistant was ever so helpful.

4.   Not realizing who she was, the assistant was eager to serve her this time.

5.   A senior care assistant was in charge of Chestnut House when they rang.

6.   He was the only nurse qualified to administer drugs, though care assistants were on duty.

7.   An NFL assistant would be attractive, but high-profile types, like Vikings defensive coordinator Tony Dungy, may be more interested in NFL head coaching possibilities.

8.   Are assistants always in a position to try and persuade the president?

9.   As an African-American man, whose assistant is also a black man, he says he can influence African-American children.