1.   It is the perfect perch for an observant diner.

2.   The crumbling ruins of an ancient kasbah clung to one end of the island and offered the perfect perch from which to watch the sun rise over the lake.

3.   The elevated bar, which serves a nice roster of wines by the glass, is a perfect perch from which to take it all in.

4.   The kitchen lacked nothing, and the wide porches made a perfect perch for breakfast or a lazy afternoon read.

5.   The utility poles and TV antennas that bristle throughout our cities are perfect perches.

6.   When Ricky Martin comes onstage, the security guards tell me to move, move, move away from a perfect backstage perch.

7.   With my feet propped on the windowsill, my chair is the perfect meditative perch.

8.   Honolulu, it said, would give China a perfect perch for monitoring US naval movements in the Pacific.