1.   As a free activity aboard a cruise ship, watching the spin cycle does not do it for me.

2.   Ayer has gone through the spin cycle before, most notably in creating the Media Edge, a stand-alone media services unit.

3.   Between that and the chopping of the rotors, the helicopter vibrates like an old washing machine on its spin cycle.

4.   A post-debate spin cycle is never pretty, but it descends into mayhem when there is not enough room.

5.   A year ago she began refusing to be left alone in spin cycle.

6.   After all, they know a lot about dirty laundry because the only button they seem to know how to push is the spin cycle.

7.   After three years of dizzying injuries, the rumpled, old Patrick Ewing has emerged from the spin cycle as fresh and bright as clean laundry.

8.   But how much of the Eternal City can you take in during the spin cycle?

9.   But injuries on Friday night to Iverson and McGrady may throw the conference into the spin cycle again.

10.   By emphasizing the spin cycle to such an extent, the system has once again compromised the credibility of its once-basic product, news.