21.   Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., hovering like an old lion over the younger mourners, endured his duties with strength and eloquence.

22.   Sleek fighter jets made in the USA glimmer on a desert tarmac while American top-gun pilots hover like car salesmen.

23.   Still, her approval ratings hover like low clouds.

24.   The free-agency market, which opened for business after Montana was dispatched to Missouri, hovers like a vulture over the latest proceedings.

25.   The Looney Tunes spirits of Tex Avery and Chuck Jones hover like prankster guardian angels over this shamelessly silly, determinedly frenetic live-action cartoon.

26.   The store is large, airy and bustling, and Mrs. Perez hovers about like any proud business owner.

27.   These incidents are not picked up next time, just allowed to hover like a dark cloud.

28.   These two Poes, two of dozens to be sure, hover like specters over the glass cases in the exhibition.

29.   Tile and air and cloth and language hover like a rainbow in your brain.

30.   This week, a Polish weekly news magazine featured Walesa on its cover hovering like King Kong in army fatigues above a tiny parliament.