1.   She really hit her stride, though in black flared pants and a red denim jacket from Propaganda.

2.   And for those who have been struggling to hit their stride, like the congressional Democrats, it is one last chance to develop a winning combination.

3.   And Strom Thurmond is just hitting his stride.

4.   And it would pull her away from the Senate just as she saw herself hitting her stride.

5.   And the Blazers, with Scottie Pippen and Steve Smith new to the lineup, were expected to be slow to hit their stride.

6.   At Nagano, we never hit our stride and never got our confidence.

7.   At the time of the trade, Sheffield was starting to hit his stride with Florida after struggling with lower-back pain earlier this season.

8.   Before the knee injury, Smith seemed to be hitting his stride.

9.   Berube did not score in the first half and Wolters never hit her stride.

10.   Bob Dole of Russell, Kansas and Washington, D.C. is finally hitting his stride in his Ahab-like quest for the White House.