21.   All of which begs certain obvious questions.

22.   Brooks is such a good salesman you can almost forget to ask the most obvious question.

23.   But an obvious question is, better than when?

24.   But everyone else is, and the obvious question is whether the mayor can survive this curious, uncomfortable exposure.

25.   But it is far from a finished plan, and some very obvious questions lead only to guesswork.

26.   But someone ought to start asking the real obvious questions.

27.   But the show brought up an obvious question.

28.   Confronted with this obvious question on a talk show, Gingrich did not appear to have given the matter much thought.

29.   Consternation has been so intense in Washington that certain obvious questions about FBI files have not been asked.

30.   Despite these obvious questions, the audience is on the edge of their seats, ears pricked up attentively.