1.   Do they read like a spiel by a revival preacher?

2.   For math phobics like me, this whole new millennium thing is as scary as a tent revival preacher on amphetamines.

3.   Known in the industry as a supersalesman, Ballmer sometimes abandoned the podium and paced the floor like a tent revival preacher.

4.   Today, people of all faiths are fighting to save the environment with the same passion as a revival preacher.

5.   When Evander Holyfield talks of defeating Mike Tyson, he sounds more like a revival circuit preacher than an aspiring world heavyweight champion.