1.   A little bit of sleep was the nearest thing to consolation left for people like us.

2.   A lot of money can do a lot of funny things to people, not all of which are funny.

3.   An otherwise respectable middle-aged woman pressed the thing to her bosom and trotted back to her seat, aglow.

4.   Andrea felt tremendous pressure to succeed, to continue to be all things to all people.

5.   Anyway, these compendiums try to be all things to all people.

6.   But a promise is a promise and we have to pursue this thing to the bitter end.

7.   Cars seem to be the most difficult thing to purchase on a cash basis.

8.   Couples sometimes do hurtful things to each other.

9.   Fitt was the closest thing to a socialist in the party.