1.   Although he would not give a number, he said he expected Democrats to lose far fewer this year.

2.   And in part because of affirmative action, they are losing a few.

3.   At first I thought I had lost a few in the impact.

4.   Bill, the way I see it, we may have lost a few, but based on my mail, we gained a few, too.

5.   Even Shanahan loses a few and this is one of them.

6.   He said Continental showed dramatic improvements with fewer denied boardings, better on-time performance, fewer lost bags and a more generous frequent-flyer program.

7.   I might lose a few because of it, but down the road you get dividends paid.

8.   In jocular jousting with the arbiters of style in New York, I win a few and lose a few.

9.   It seems like you have to lose a few like this before you break through.

10.   The man of a thousand faces could lose a few.