11.   But few people then had any idea what force television would become in American society.

12.   But that was a very different time, before television became a mass medium, and consumers were much less sophisticated about advertising.

13.   By drawing attention to these events, television became a political force.

14.   Except for sporting events or those ever-rarer programs with content and sense, television has become a big bore.

15.   He believes television is becoming increasing like radio, where niche broadcasting reigns.

16.   I vowed to write a column about how great television had become.

17.   In a high-impact home theater system, however, the television becomes strictly a video monitor, as soundless as a movie screen.

18.   In a sense, television has become the national political forum.

19.   In college, he majored in broadcasting but grew disillusioned after deciding that television had become a wasteland.

20.   In general, television has become more receptive to gay themes in the last couple of years.