11.   This should have given Mussina a comfortable cushion.

12.   But it left him a coalition with little in common among its parties and without the comfortable parliamentary cushion to assure its long-term survival.

13.   The Raptors managed to keep a comfortable cushion for most of the game.

14.   The Yankees built a comfortable cushion with their five-run fourth.

15.   While they have struggled to score first, Colorado has had a hard time earning a comfortable cushion.