31.   Wednesday night he demonstrated to Georgetown he is starting to absorb his lessons.

32.   Young stars of sport have absorbed the lessons of ESPN and embraced the culture of the gracious sound bite.

33.   Eight-year-old Rochell Crowell had been looking forward to starting the fourth grade -- cracking open new textbooks, absorbing new lessons, making new friends.

34.   Only in recent weeks does the squad seem to have absorbed lessons from their coach about how to stalk victory.

35.   French Football League and Football Federation officials have already absorbed the lessons from a string of recent disappointments at international level.