1.   A slight breeze picks up and you see only occasional flashes of distant lightning that still illuminate the whole sky.

2.   Speelman has the reputation of being a very solid player with occasional flashes of mercurial originality and brilliance.

3.   Amid the often complex testimony, there were occasional flashes of confrontation.

4.   Both teams were inconsistent for much of the game, with their occasional flashes of excellence well-separated by stretches of floundering.

5.   But the only evidence of American planes Wednesday night were occasional flashes from Kabul to the south.

6.   For a long time they circled each other uneasily, with occasional public flashes of hostility.

7.   He had a so-so rookie season, showing occasional flashes of talent, then promised things would be better last year after working out with Jerry Rice.

8.   He forgets that while we might be wowed by occasional flashes of lightning in a storm, unceasing lightning would simply blind us.

9.   He talked gracefully, with occasional flashes of humor.

10.   He would limp along with only occasional flashes of his old brilliance for a few more seasons.