1.   The soup seemed to fail in its purpose, and so did Herman, in whom I would have put my trust.

2.   And when the soup seems rich and satisfying but is not calorific it offers a double bonus because it fills you up without fattening you up.

3.   Add more water, if soup seems too dry.

4.   If the soup seems too thick, add more stock.

5.   The lentil soup seems well accepted, but the peanut butter is being fed largely to press people and donkeys.

6.   This linguistic alphabet soup seems just plain silly to David Forrest, analyst for The Motley Fool, an Alexandria, Va.-based online investment forum.