21.   The president himself embraced that notion in a telephone conference call with Democratic congressional leaders Friday.

22.   Their politicians long exercised unchallenged power in Ulster and have not fully embraced the notion that formally sharing authority with Catholics would produce a more stable society.

23.   There has been a surge in mergers in recent years as corporations embraced the notion that huge economies of scale are needed to compete on a global scale.

24.   They are ball carriers who embrace the notion that it is better to give than receive more tightly than they embrace the ball itself.

25.   This time, however, investors are beginning to embrace the notion that the economy has entered an era of strong growth accompanied by little inflation.

26.   We have been slow to embrace collective notions like environmental planning, lackluster in our commitment to public education and uneven in our efforts to heal racial discrimination.

27.   When it comes to golf she embraces the notion that the safe play usually unwinds into a winning one.

28.   Pentagon officials on Friday were reluctant to embrace the notion that bin Laden had been surrounded.

29.   Pentagon officials were reluctant Friday to embrace the notion that bin Laden has been surrounded.

30.   Lawmakers embraced the notion after independent polls showed New Yorkers favoring the ban by a wide margin.