21.   And with that, Motta went back to the bench and sat through a few more Maalox moments as his young Mavericks staggered to the finish line.

22.   And the defendant, Ronald Short, sat through it all in perfect stillness, his eyes clamped shut and his chin resting firmly on his fist.

23.   Andersen partner C.E. Andrews, who sat through much of the trial, said the company has no regrets about fighting the charge.

24.   Anyone who can sit through this thing had better check to see if she or he has a pulse.

25.   Anything else is what you have to sit through to catch the phrases you already know.

26.   And, having sat through the whole bloody mess, let me add repellent, hateful, loathsome and vile.

27.   As an example, all the managers had to sit through report meetings from all the different departments, regardless of whether the discussion concerned them directly or not.

28.   Anyone who has had to sit through a PowerPoint presentation knows what I mean.

29.   Anyone who is a regular on the fund-raiser circuit has sat through either taped or live greetings from the president.

30.   As a result the meeting was contentious, lasting seven hours as ministers sat through three closed door sessions.