1.   This organization spends more time massaging egos than developing new products.

2.   Surely the manager could have massaged his ego enough to keep him at the club.

3.   But being a politician, and thus knowing how to massage an ego or two, has its advantages.

4.   But Summers will also have to massage egos on Capital Hill and on Wall Street to do his job well.

5.   By the same token, he was quick to massage their egos after back-to-back losses at Illinois and against Purdue in late January.

6.   I stayed in fine hotels, ate good food and had my ego regularly massaged by talk-show hosts.

7.   Moreover, he said, building these do-gooder companies is a creative challenge that, if successful, can massage the ego.

8.   Toronto came bearing everything to massage his ego, including a glossy brochure.

9.   She is also learning how to massage egos.