21.   Blood spurted from his nose but his helmet absorbed most of the impact.

22.   Hoagland said the grenade exploded inside a large photocopying machine, which absorbed most of the shock.

23.   Mr Wong said flat owners recognised that market conditions were tough following the recent launches of new flats which have absorbed most of the potential purchasing power.

24.   She went ahead and trained for all four events, anyway, trying to absorb most of the pounding with her right leg.

25.   The machine absorbed most of the shock.

26.   Wong expected Europe to absorb most of the Iranian oil that could not be bought by American companies.