1.   Although the Marines continued to tout the merits of the Osprey throughout last winter, civilians at the Pentagon were paying attention to the unfavorable reports.

2.   Brochures touting the merits of southern and central Albania are being distributed.

3.   Ford Special Vehicle Team is touting the merits of its program and its star vehicle, the Mustang Cobra.

4.   Jamaicans treat politics almost as a religion, fanatically debating issues in neighborhood bars, and knocking on doors to tout the merits of their candidates.

5.   Weld, unlike other ambassadorial nominees who quietly tout their merits, has turned his bid into a noisy prime-time confrontation.