1.   Dole passed up two thinly veiled invitations by moderator Jim Lehrer to address so-called character issues.

2.   And while the Fed passed up a chance to raise rates last week, it is not yet certain that it is through for this round.

3.   Foolishly, I had passed up Gatorland back in Orlando, which was conveniently located near the famed Tupperware Awareness Center.

4.   In the past, he has seldom passed up chances to be combative.

5.   Of those, five passed up customers on the basis of their race or gender, police and taxi commission officials said.

6.   Penn was determined to get his degree and passed up one of the main yardsticks for draft consideration.

7.   Rankin, a lifelong Salt Lake City resident, passed up college to help support his divorced mother and became a successful real estate broker and promoter.