21.   Is the mess of spattered oil and a greasy carport worth this transcendental turkey?

22.   Mining was soon going on everywhere, and the mess it made was everywhere too.

23.   New rules prohibited alcohol, so there was less mess to deal with than usual.

24.   My guess is that this is some sort of protective mechanism, but needless to say, the sticky mess it creates is very annoying.

25.   On the contrary, the mess in Catholicism is sufficiently serious to make this Easter one of incalculable joy.

26.   Others say that a mess of pottage is exactly what the group needs to survive.

27.   Our mess is no secret from the world.

28.   Out of earshot of the chef he asked when the mess would be over and he could get back to work.

29.   People who work for United probably think this mess is better than a strike, which can cause serious scars on both sides.

30.   So far, the Whitewater-Monica Lewinsky mess is a tangled confusion of innuendo, circumstantial evidence, conflicting testimony and competing interpretations of cryptic remarks.