1.   Despite the intense recent scrutiny of the tobacco industry, one sphere of their influence -- the murky realm patrolled by lobbyists -- has remained obscure.

2.   Hatespeak falls into a similarly murky realm.

3.   In a mad rush to get onto the information superhighway, scores of companies are jumping into the murky realm of cyberspace, posting commercial messages with abandon.

4.   The psychologically complex tale explores the murky realm between reality and dreams.

5.   We were getting into the murky realm of relationships, where men are said to be blind mice in a cellar.

6.   Needless to say, the cogency of the arguments soon went into the murky realms of philosophical absurdity.

7.   With the exchange, the proceedings took a leap into the murky realm of terrorism which Ramirez has symbolized for years.