11.   Buy the leanest hamburger available, have the butcher grind a low-fat cut like top round or use skin-free ground chicken or turkey breast.

12.   Cedar is an extremely soft wood and when dry it will cut like butter.

13.   Clinton press secretary Mike McCurry has the reputation for being as good as they come, in part because his words are cut like diamonds.

14.   Eventually, they cut him like a knife, digging deep enough to prick his pride.

15.   Even whimsical pockets cut like mittens are utilitarian.

16.   Gutsy, navy silk trousers cut like pajamas have a deep waistband of white elastic.

17.   Jackets are cut like cardigans, with rounded, softened shoulders devoid of padding.

18.   Most of the dresses in the collection were cut like swimsuits on top, sometimes with inserts of latticework or transparent horsehair to heighten the effect of bareness.

19.   One has facets cut like fish scales.

20.   Oranges and grapefruit cut like this can make a gourmet fruit salad.