1.   When the series began, it was an immediate hit with viewers.

2.   Alas, the experiment was not an immediate hit.

3.   All three styles are flavorful and should be immediate hits.

4.   Buddy Lists were an immediate hit, and AOL quickly rolled out an Internet version, available as a free download.

5.   Buddy Lists were an immediate hit, and a surprised AOL quickly introduced an Internet version, available as a free download.

6.   But skeleton was an immediate hit.

7.   But the business that Feeney and Miller founded was an immediate hit, growing over the years into a global merchandising empire.

8.   He was an immediate hit.

9.   If the Royals can give Boone such talent, he could be an immediate hit, too.

10.   In previous downturns, layoffs provided a fairly immediate hit to the economy.