1.   Before the chill in investing hit, two of the three companies that presented themselves to the band could probably expect to get checks.

2.   Blundering managers might get fatter checks than the cleverer workers in their charge.

3.   A conservative stockbroker invested the rest of my money in utilities, other stocks, and in bonds, from all of which I also get dividend checks.

4.   All players also get checks for licensing-related sales.

5.   Bowman emptied his meager bank account and got a check right off to Toronto, as instructed.

6.   But it can take weeks or even months for a landlord to get a check, and many are unwilling to hold an apartment until they do.

7.   But the policy manual was inches thick, and entering the wrong computer code could mean a family would not get a check.

8.   Customers still with Allstate will get a credit on their account, and those no longer with the company will get a check.

9.   Dennis Beaudoin, Fine Host regional manager, said it can take weeks for vendors to get their checks, especially after big events such as the Super Bowl.

10.   Do Rosburg and kin get a check every time someone buys Spearmint?