21.   A thicket of mangrove and willow trees cushioned her fall and kept the car suspended about a foot above the alligator- and snake-infested swamp.

22.   A solid cash market cushioned the fall somewhat.

23.   According to analysts, the rebound in the futures market helped to cushion the fall in the cash market.

24.   Another intervention by the Swedish central bank, Sveriges Riksbank, cushioned the fall, analysts said.

25.   Androvich caught the baby and cushioned the fall against his chest.

26.   Body fat protects bones by cushioning a fall and by making the bones stronger because the skeleton has to support the extra weight.

27.   The fall was cushioned by some late buying, traders said.

28.   Dealers said the rand was being driven to historic lows by speculators, but exporters selling dollars would cushion the fall.

29.   The three Australians who jumped from the same window were unhurt after Danish fans cushioned their fall.

30.   Only a first-floor awning saved the toddler from certain death, cushioning her fall after she climbed out of an unguarded kitchen window on Monday afternoon.