1.   American Indians planted hills of pumpkins in the corn patch, a nifty way to double up on space.

2.   Another nifty way to get a deduction and a steady stream of cash, too, is a gift annuity.

3.   Books show no signs of becoming obsolete, but there are lots of nifty ways to market them electronically.

4.   Clinton says that is a nifty way to boost exports.

5.   It also has a nifty way to handle the settings for online games and other programs that need to get through its firewall.

6.   Last spring, Chrysler Corp., which has a particularly bad reputation for encountering trouble during recessions, seemed to have found a nifty way around investor distrust.

7.   Ms. Phillips has a nifty way of seeming both aloof and intrigued, a kind of veiled threat at large in the Porter household.

8.   Phillips and Bonney intend the experience to be more than a nifty way for bodies to orchestrate the room.

9.   Selling teaching aids to schools -- long a get-rich-slowly business -- is becoming a surprisingly nifty way for software firms to make a living.

10.   So it is only natural that the speaker might see running for president as a nifty way to distract voters and change the subject.