11.   Begala is the man who, perhaps more than any other, has stood out front and taken the heat for the leader of the Western World.

12.   Better to speak up and take the heat from a rebellious teenager or a defensive parent than to risk the eventual explosion of rage into bloodshed.

13.   Billy Buckner took the heat for letting the ball go through his legs but there was a passed ball just before that.

14.   Blair is trying to take the heat out of the coming season of Protestant marches, which ended in violence last year.

15.   Bonds rose as news of slowing wages growth took the heat out of a bigger-than-expected rise in inflation in the second quarter.

16.   A central tenet of political damage control is to get the worst out, take the heat and try to move on.

17.   Acknowledging that many parents are not happy with the lack of recess, Dr. Canada said he was willing to take some heat.

18.   After taking heat from political allies for a week, Clinton was among foul-weather friends Wednesday, and he was clearly grateful.

19.   Aikman, as well as Emmitt Smith and other veterans, have taken heat for not embracing the Gailey offensive system.

20.   All summer, he says, he has been taking the heat while trying to help others remain cool.