1.   It will take a masterly spin doctor to conjure upbeat images from a bleak Kansas youth.

2.   MENTION Marks and Spencer to many men and the name conjures images of white Y-fronts, grey socks and last-minute panic buys on Christmas Eve.

3.   Although the movie was a major flop, it has had an afterlife among film cognoscenti who can still conjure the image of Seberg burning at the stake.

4.   As for the music, the artist names alone conjure images of phantasmagoric cosmic excursions.

5.   At this time of year, with its hills colored by foliage, it conjures images of southern Vermont or northern Italy.

6.   A quick look inside the home, however, conjures images of This Old House.

7.   Alas, early games have conjured images of the contemporary NBA.

8.   AIDS, too, had an impact on the forms that designers employ to conjure images of seduction.