1.   Always an extremely intense man, he has tried to lighten up in his approach to the game.

2.   But neither side lightened up in its questioning of Starr.

3.   But Notre Dame expectations have lightened in recent years.

4.   It will lighten in color.

5.   Sunlight hitting pigments in hair can break them down, causing a bleaching effect and thus hair gets lightened in the sun.

6.   Thanks to him, Ms. Herrera now lightens up in a role that she performs with unaffected charm.

7.   If the sudden collapse of harsh Taliban rule has lightened the mood in this tradition-bound capital, there is not exactly dancing in the streets.

8.   The smog had lightened further in most areas of the nation Tuesday, the Department of Environment said.