1.   I tried to argue, Holmes, but somehow my words carried insufficient conviction.

2.   Words carry meanings, and so do combinations of words.

3.   Odd words carried up clearly to the roof.

4.   The word carried a certain amount of menace.

5.   As a boy he played street baseball, and his words carry special resonance.

6.   As a former IRA leader, his words carry weight with ordinary IRA activists.

7.   Because Medearis is putting so much on the line to return to the game, his words carry uncommon weight.

8.   A Manhattan jury concluded last week that one simple word carried more weight than half-a-million overwrought ones.

9.   All are frequently consulted by the White House on policy matters, so their words carry weight.

10.   All three are held in high esteem in the St. Louis area, and their words carry a lot of weight.