21.   The battered party is nursing its wounds while nervously eyeing the president who laid it low.

22.   The Bushes nursed their wounds on a Caribbean cruise, re-established their home in Texas and wrapped themselves in the embrace of family and friends.

23.   The surprisingly friendly summit and the emotionally-charged reunions have fired the imagination of a public that nurses deep wounds over the long separation.

24.   Yet he was grievously hurt in the crossfire and nursed his wounds for the rest of his life.

25.   As he spoke, rebels nursed fresh wounds in the shade of nearby trees.

26.   Banks which were not prudent in their lending or had overextended to certain sectors are now nursing their wounds.

27.   But he still nurses wounds from his time in the wilderness.

28.   He nursed his wounds, shaved him and stayed with him for four hours before Moulin was put on a train to Paris.

29.   Not every stock market nursed its wounds this week when bourses from Hong Kong to New York nose dived.