1.   But Berlin could touch on a common chord of feeling in a way that none of the others could do.

2.   Candidates across the nation, of course, are still striking certain common chords.

3.   Once jurors feel some connection, some common chord, with the accused, they are unlikely to sentence him to death, legal observers said.

4.   Sermons in mosques, synagogues, churches and temples struck a common chord in decrying the violence as evil.

5.   Their acclaim seemed wildly out of proportion to her achievements but completely in line with the common chord the Princess of Wales touched.

6.   To her surprise, it has struck a common chord in people from vastly different backgrounds.