1.   Somatostatin, a hormone that inhibits the release of growth hormone, is now well know, but its opposite proved elusive.

2.   But analysts say the opposite could prove true.

3.   But five minutes into the race, the opposite had proved true.

4.   But perhaps because of the two-hour delay, the opposite proved true.

5.   But the opposite proved to be the case.

6.   Some argue the opposite has proved true.

7.   That could threaten the livelihood of best-selling horrormeisters like Peter Straub, but the author believes just the opposite will prove to be the case.