1.   Your reaction did come as a shock, you know.

2.   And the positive reaction came from hopes about increased clout from a single giant industrial union.

3.   And the reaction came almost entirely from Kerry.

4.   As Hamed ascended the professional ranks, he noticed the love-me-or-hate-me reaction he wanted came in flood-like proportions worldwide.

5.   Before Skilling left, the broadband reaction had already come out of the stock, he said.

6.   A calmer and more appropriate reaction came from guard Ron Harper, perhaps because he never got off the bench and shares none of the blame.

7.   A more downbeat reaction came from Alex Salmond, leader of the separatist Scottish National Party.

8.   But a more typical reaction came from a woman who demanded the group stop attaching fliers to her mailbox.

9.   But the most surprising reaction came from the residents of Le Mans, who were eager to talk about the case, except one elderly man.

10.   But the strongest reactions came from those on the sidewalks who saw the high, bubble-ended minivan cruise by.