1.   Author Kevin Wilkins once worked in a factory near his home town of Barrow-in-Furness where he tested the quality of toilet tissue.

2.   As we contemplate future uncertainties and cope with present headaches, we know that these qualities will be tested over and over again.

3.   A week or so later, when the catnip had grown accustomed to its place, I snipped a few leaves to test its quality.

4.   But it also is being used to test the quality of propylene glycol in lotions and ammonia levels, which can indicate freshness, in frozen shrimp.

5.   City Environmental Commissioner Marilyn Gelber said Thursday that she planned to put together a panel of independent experts to examine procedures used by the city to test water quality.

6.   He also tests soil quality by sending seven-foot core samples of earth from new vineyards for lab analysis before planting.

7.   Muller and three cooks unpack the goods, rigorously testing the quality of each item.

8.   Once the phones connected, they sent out a series of voice commands to test call quality.