1.   Curiously, the unit trust industry - usually quick to hype its products - has been rather slow to attract children.

2.   The cosmetics industry is usually quick to hype its new products.

3.   The Home Office is usually quick to deport undesirables.

4.   Bouchard, usually quick to shrug off criticism, radiated fury when he responded to questions at a press conference Tuesday in the provincial capital, Quebec City.

5.   Congressional certification of the Electoral College vote is usually quick and routine.

6.   Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe, usually quick with the partisan quip, found a new tone.

7.   For the grieving families of Afghans who took up arms last year to assist the American cause, support is usually quick to arrive.

8.   In East Timor, by contrast, death was usually quick.

9.   Irene and Travis, usually quick to run outdoors, stayed inside to play with their little brother.

10.   Positive reviews from the golfers, who are usually quick to grumble about high rough, hard greens or imperfect lies, have been unanimous.