21.   Restaurant patrons have the power to reduce it in subsequent visits, by arriving with their heads screwed on straight.

22.   The U.N. struggles to stay open for business while the fattest fat-cat nation is running up a bar tab all the other patrons have to cover.

23.   The travel companies are not expected to charge their best customers for the new service, though less frequent patrons probably will have to pay.

24.   Under the policy, patrons have the option of submitting a written request that the library staff consider unblocking a particular Web site.

25.   Although the organizers hope to strike a tone of reconciliation with the exhibit, many patrons have had emotional responses.