1.   Once that was settled, matters took a turn toward the peculiar.

2.   Matters took an unexpected turn.

3.   At the time, Chevron said the matter could take as long as a year to complete.

4.   But all the NHL matters will take a seat far in the back when Olympic hockey begins.

5.   By definition, matter takes up space and energy.

6.   Feldman said the matter had taken up almost all his time, in a flurry of meetings and memorandums, after he returned from vacation on Monday night.

7.   If the mediation fails, the next stop could be the U.S. Supreme Court, where the matter could take years and millions of dollars to litigate.

8.   Late last year, matters took an exciting turn.

9.   Money issues had been raised, and matters took an ugly turn when some questioned the gravity of an injury the Nigerian prince had suffered.

10.   Republicans remained silent, for the most part, waiting for the Lewinsky matter to take a more definitive shape.