11.   But, like his early debate performances, it often wound up as Bush offering his stump speech in sound-bite-sized chunks.

12.   Each candidate has watched tapes of previous debate performances by their opponent, looking for stylistic weak points and patches of thin skin.

13.   If W., who has been winging it on foreign affairs, had given a shakier debate performance Wednesday, the race might be over.

14.   That is especially the case here in Iowa, where Bradley lags far behind Gore and has sought to recover from a lackluster debate performance Saturday.

15.   That fair-weather support, the experts say, means voters could be swayed by a stellar or disastrous debate performance.

16.   The crowd roared its approval of his debate performance.

17.   The senator, in perhaps his feistiest debate performance this year, was also barely able to contain his bitterness at Forbes.

18.   They include debate performances and appearances on television shows like David Letterman and Oprah Winfrey.

19.   With the holidays approaching, it is possible now to assess the debate performances of all Republican and Democratic candidates.

20.   Bush said he was satisfied with his debate performance.