21.   Now in the slough of reading glasses and Pepcid AC, boomers fear missing the chance to test their mettle.

22.   Owning shares of VSI Enterprises would test the mettle of even the most seasoned investor.

23.   Saddam is doubtless already preparing to test the mettle of Richard Butler, the Australian diplomat who will succeed Ekeus.

24.   Running the gauntlet of a presidential campaign is the way we test the mettle of those who would lead.

25.   Still, the holiday shopping season is expected to test the mettle of most Bay Area retailers, who are already suffering from a lagging economy.

26.   The Kintetsu Buffaloes, apparently, never gave the overpowering right-hander a chance to test his mettle in the crunch of a pennant race.

27.   The road up and then down switches back and forth, offers some nasty hairpin turns in which to test the mettle of the M Coupe.

28.   The quadrennial competition has tested the mettle of scores of yachtsmen before Scully.

29.   There are plenty of country churches and high-dollar ranches to catch my eye, along with a winding curve or two to test your mettle.

30.   These displays record an earlier, more adventurous age when men could test their mettle against the unknown.