1.   Bush, who sounded open-minded during his TV address last week, seemed anything but when questions began to arise about whether modifications would be needed in the future.

2.   But where Jackson used to sound treacly during his uptempo songs, he has now pared down the music.

3.   If Leach can ring those bells, it will provide the sweetest music sounded during his short tenure in Lubbock.

4.   Invoking themes he sounded during the election campaign, the new president sought to reach out to minorities and the economically downtrodden.

5.   Jennifer Harbury tried to sound upbeat during an early morning telephone call last Tuesday, but her monthlong hunger strike was taking its toll.

6.   Lothar de Maziere, the last East German prime minister, sounded it during the official celebration in the opera house.

7.   One reason is that during elections candidates sound alike on many issues.

8.   Sounding weary during a midnight interview, Karzai also said he would seek more aid.

9.   They are often scared, but few bother to go down to the bunkers at night and almost no one reacts when air raid sirens sound during the day.

10.   A shopper was shot when his pager sounded during a supermarket robbery, police said Friday.