1.   She cleared her throat as a way of reproaching us for having our elbows on the table.

2.   And it was notable because it was initiated by Vallone, the City Council speaker and a figure who is not generally known for having sharp elbows.

3.   Five months ago, Marion would have had an elbow in his gut three steps into his drive.

4.   He had more than his share of aches and pains this season, beginning with spring training, when he had a strained right elbow.

5.   He had elbow and shoulder surgery last September, and recovered enough to report to spring training in February.

6.   Pitcher Ken Hill, who had elbow surgery earlier this year, was supposed to come off the disabled list and pitch Sunday.

7.   So is this a case of Diamond having sharp elbows?

8.   They joked that no one was as fleet of foot as Ms. Messinger when a television camera was around or had sharper elbows if a newspaper photographer was looming.

9.   We have stiletto elbows that can cut diamonds, knobby knees that enter a room several seconds before the rest of us.