1.   It is true that each one of these components rests atop a pyramid of explanations at lower levels.

2.   A bullhorn rested atop a small wooden table, near two Bibles and a half-eaten bag of pork rinds.

3.   A bowl of popcorn and a plate of crisp toast rest atop the blanket on one side of the bed, the empty side.

4.   Earlier on Tuesday, moist air resting atop the high Sierra was heated, becoming buoyant compared to surrounding cool air.

5.   In his gourmandise, a scoop of pistachio parfait rests atop a scattering of strawberries in a creamy pool of coconut milk and tapioca pearls.

6.   No doubt by midnight it was resting atop two well-placed nails above a New England fireplace.

7.   Platform rigs rest atop fixed platforms that are built at a site.

8.   Still-to-be-repaired machines rest atop the railing.

9.   The consortium seeks to establish a layer of software and hardware standards that would effectively rest atop the Internet.

10.   The Ebbets Field clock was long believed to have rested atop the minor-league park in Asheville, N.C., home of the Asheville Tourists.