11.   But, in this field, what presidential candidates say can matter a lot.

12.   Character matters a lot.

13.   He found that college proximity mattered a lot, raising years of schooling and average earnings.

14.   Historically it has mattered a lot.

15.   How effectively his owner, Ms. Smith, trots him around the ring matters a lot, too.

16.   In subsequent contests, such endorsements could matter a lot.

17.   It is the contents of the budget that matter, and they matter a lot.

18.   It matters a lot.

19.   It mattered a lot.

20.   It would matter a lot if Musharraf really changes sides.