31.   George tries really hard to be cutting edge, hitting the mark about half the time.

32.   Given her choice, she would have spent the past decade hitting her marks on Broadway, not hitting comedy clubs from Portland, Ore., to Provincetown.

33.   Given the budget constraints, they hit their mark.

34.   He hit some marks and missed others.

35.   Hitting his marks every time.

36.   If Rap-Up hits this target mark, it should have a sizable audience.

37.   It hits neither mark with much consistency.

38.   It was really tedious at times, getting everything right, and you had to hit exact marks and have perfect sightlines.

39.   It scans a half-dozen words on either side of the highlighted word for clues to the context, and, more often than not, it hits the mark.

40.   Jerry Seinfeld hit the mark exquisitely by choosing to sign off on his sitcom at the end of this season.