1.   Several years ago my daughter Mimi and I took a crack at running the New York Marathon.

2.   And now kids can take a crack at the mythological centaur Nessus, too.

3.   And this fall, a new crop of comics will take a crack at the prime-time big time with new network shows.

4.   As it is, I can just picture the aftermarket aficionados lined up to take a crack at the fine base Chrysler has provided.

5.   As the year ended the national media took a crack at the question.

6.   Before then, leading cryptographers will take their cracks at cracking and refining the system.

7.   A gradual re-entry, and here I am, back loving the business as much as when I first took a crack at it.

8.   Afterwards, he said, the nations of the world could take another crack at deciding what, if any, remedial action, should be taken.

9.   Alexander spoke during a luncheon, initially taking cracks at Democratic candidate Al Gore.

10.   Byron, the ultimate Romantic, took a crack at a vampire tale.