1.   A consensus has emerged, not only that character and experience count, but that they influence policy directly.

2.   In the clubhouse, trying to convince haughty All-Stars to follow your lead, big-league experience counts.

3.   Research by neuroscientists, however, shows that after birth, experience counts even more than genetics.

4.   When it comes to crafting reliably good pop fiction, experience counts.

5.   Chris McCarron, who will be aboard top contender The Deputy, says experience counts when it comes to pulling off a clean trip.

6.   If experience counts, the Americans will be at a disadvantage with five players making Ryder debuts.

7.   In the latest medical study showing experience counts, researchers found that lung cancer patients survive longer if they have surgery at hospitals that do the operation frequently.