1.   After a long discourse on the ins and outs of his vote, Torricelli drops a hint that when it matters, he will not desert his party.

2.   But a few seconds after he began what promised to be a long discourse defending his position, Jackson exploded.

3.   Give short comments with space in between instead of long discourses.

4.   It was only after his long discourse on trade Wednesday that he warmed up to making a broader assessment of relations between the two countries.

5.   Packwood seemed to be settling in for a long discourse, but suddenly the reality of his situation appeared to overwhelm him.

6.   Some long discourses descend from Wagnerian practice.

7.   In Israel, even a nation of political junkies wearied of long discourses on the complexities of the U.S. electoral system.