1.   Amazingly, despite their poor record, a playoff spot remains in reach.

2.   Amid this gloom, a bright spot remains in the niche market of water purification and the treatment of wastewater.

3.   Add buttermilk mixture, and blend until no dry spots remain.

4.   But this remote spot remains a fishing village.

5.   If even a few spots remain it is likely to grow back.

6.   I tried re-lacquering, using a brushing lacquer, but the white spots remained.

7.   In the defensive backfield, only the strong safety spot remains unresolved.

8.   One dark spot remains, however.

9.   Right-hander Dan Miceli has all but nailed down a spot with five consecutive scoreless innings, but as many as three spots remain.

10.   Small bald spots remain.