11.   And coupled with a report Friday that showed weakness in the manufacturing sector, the news was taken as a sign that conditions are respectable, rather than spectacular.

12.   Analysts and investors took the news in stride.

13.   And you thought the strike would take baseball news out of the paper!

14.   And when Time Warner took the entertainment news channel E!

15.   Bailey took the news hard.

16.   Bogle might take the news of their relative success in good humor.

17.   Bledsoe took the news hard, but he bit his lip and never complained publicly.

18.   According to Michael, the company did not take the news well.

19.   After a momentary jolt, he took the news as well as could be expected.

20.   Alicea took the news amazingly well.