11.   Bruce Seldon was smiling and dancing in his corner Saturday night before the opening bell sounded for his World Boxing Association heavyweight title fight with Mike Tyson.

12.   But no death knell has sounded for the big flashy bar mitzvah.

13.   But what sound for a rapacious raptor?

14.   Connick is the charismatic, seriously gifted singer and composer who reinterpreted big band and Dixieland funk sounds for a new generation of listeners.

15.   Generic sounds for generic times.

16.   He sounded for all the world as if he were in the midst of a general election, fighting for his political life.

17.   He sounds for a moment like a repentant bank robber.

18.   If this sounds anachronistic for a leader who is promoting a wider opening to the West, it reflects enduring rituals of power within the Chinese Communist Party.

19.   In a telephone conversation, Wiggins sounded for all the world as if he had won an Oscar.

20.   It might sound strange for a quarterback, but his speed makes him a natural returner.