1.   Along the way there is a good deal of information about the tiger, including long passages from a manuscript given to Ives by his informant.

2.   Amtrak made its approval of the contract conditional on several steps, including congressional passage of the bill that the Senate approved Friday on a voice vote.

3.   At one point, I wanted to include a passage from T.S. Eliot, but his estate must have thought I was Andrew Lloyd Webber.

4.   At the local level, the NRA won a series of legislative victories, including passage of a number of concealed-weapons laws.

5.   A key reason, some legislators suggest, is because it did not follow constitutional requirements that include the passage of a constitutional amendment.

6.   But it included a passage that many would dispute.

7.   His retooled campaign speeches have included passages about his being disillusioned with politics.

8.   It includes longer passages to test reading comprehension and requires more essays, including one based on a spoken passage.

9.   Its agenda this year included gaining passage of a law that would limit investor lawsuits.

10.   Observers also note that both bills include passages that favor creditors, sure to be sore points with consumer groups.