31.   Avoid kickbacks by cutting with the center of the blade rather than the tip.

32.   Because of the leanness of the meat, Pierrel insists on serving it medium rare, and it can literally be cut with a fork.

33.   Beneath her knee socks and bloomers, her left leg is still swollen where she accidentally cut herself two years ago with the sickle.

34.   Beneath it was a layer of support beams, pipes and wiring that had to be tediously cut with torches.

35.   -- Dole nearly cut a deal with President Clinton on health-care reform last year, which Gramm opposed flat out.

36.   -- Whipping cream is just as convenient as butter, and can be cut with half-and-half or milk, if desired.

37.   A former heroin addict, Struan-Parker said the old heroin, cut with quinine, left a user feeling blissfully mellow.

38.   A black leather skirt was expertly cut with outlines of birds, a pleated tail waving in the back.

39.   A chicken fried steak should be tender enough to cut with a fork.

40.   A cord was wound around his neck, a rotting onion was taped into his mouth and his leg had been cut with a knife.