1.   From there, it was a short leap to the next pernicious development, thinking like a general manager.

2.   It is a very short leap from euphoria to despair and back again.

3.   From here it is a short leap to the conclusion that, in all comparable cases, a difference of emphasis is the reason for the variation.

4.   And from that assumption it is a very short leap to wondering what in the name of Socrates Phil Jackson did to make the gods so livid.

5.   But his credibility on moral issues is fragile and it is only a short leap from optimistic exhortation to cynical hectoring.

6.   From those assumptions, it is a short leap to an ideology resulting in death camps.

7.   It is a short leap to speculate that generic cigarette placement might be promoted in the same manner.

8.   It was a short intellectual leap to granting permanent trade status.

9.   So it was just a short leap to Lizard Lick when Nintendo officials tried to find a good spot to debut the game.