21.   Arguments have gone deep into the night over matchups like this, mostly because they rarely happen.

22.   As the argument went, with so many people flocking onto the Internet, companies would be lining up to get their digital message to all those potential consumers.

23.   As technology works on our expectations of instant satisfaction, so the argument goes, it also changes us physically, which allows for even less patience.

24.   As women gain power in these countries, the argument goes, the latter should become less aggressive, adventurous, competitive and violent.

25.   As the arguments went on inside the court, several hundred demonstrators gathered outside.

26.   As the performance of foreign stocks becomes more highly correlated to that of Wall Street, so the argument goes, overseas investments do not offer much diversification.

27.   At any company, the argument goes, fast growth can test the mettle of the accounting system and such stumbles are merely part of success.

28.   At its very best, the argument goes, regulation works by preventing monopolists from pushing prices above costs.

29.   Back and forth the argument goes.

30.   Because of such networks, the argument goes, profitability does not diminish as investment expands.