11.   Pardo said the crisis set the Philippines back, but economic and governmental reforms begun by former President Fidel Ramos have cushioned the fall.

12.   Six large airbags will then deploy to cushion its fall.

13.   Still, analysts said the meeting certainly cushioned the fall.

14.   The packets can be dropped without parachutes on special palettes that shred to cushion their fall.

15.   There is nothing to cushion their fall.

16.   There was no economic blueprint and the government steadfastly refused to cushion the fall when companies and industries went bust.

17.   Toney never actually hit the canvas, but only because he cushioned his fall by landing on the bottom rope.

18.   Toney never hit the canvas, but only because his fall was cushioned by the bottom rope.

19.   Wall-to-wall carpeting will cushion a fall, but Bellissimo prefers hardwood flooring with strategically placed area rugs.

20.   What remained was deciding a severance package suitable to cushion the fall.