1.   As Armstrong continues to leave his major rivals behind, the Texan is taking a psychic toll as well as a chronological one.

2.   Books by or about musicians rarely delve into the mysteries of improvisation, the true nature of touring and the psychic toll a life in music extracts from participants.

3.   His willingness to subvert his leading man instincts, however, took a psychic toll.

4.   The psychic toll on these littlest soldiers is profound.

5.   There is a psychic toll.