1.   John Major was not a hanger and flogger and the conference would take its tone from him.

2.   At best, Dole seems to be taking the tone of one of those awful Little League parents who specialize in withholding praise.

3.   But the students and the university would be better served if she took a more moderate tone.

4.   Indeed, some admissions interviews seem to have taken the tone of crisis counseling.

5.   Mashburn took that tone throughout an introductory news conference while being asked many of the questions people wondered about in Texas.

6.   Newspaper features usually took a tone of voyeuristic horror about the lives of the lower classes.

7.   Others became frightened when the questioning took on the tone of an interrogation.

8.   This could be fun, if the movie knew what tone to take.

9.   Though no less glowing than the typical installment, this one is more substantial, taking its tone from the tough-minded, clear-sighted, always articulate Ms. Steinem.

10.   In it Boutros-Ghali takes the tone of a good university professor explaining an important point to a favored student during office hours.