41.   That magnanimity marked how much we had grown since World War II, when our first instinct was to round up Japanese-Americans.

42.   The first instinct in this fedora-wearing corner was to get outraged.

43.   The first instinct of parents is to protect their young.

44.   The first instinct of the uninitiated is to grab the sides of a rocking boat with the hands.

45.   The first instinct of United States regulators would likely be to embarrass and punish the offending bank, to set an example.

46.   The first instinct is to delete it, along with all the other junk mail that lands in the mailbox from cyberspace.

47.   The first instinct is to get the lead runner.

48.   The tortoises and squirrels tend to follow their first instinct and dive into their burrows, where they suffocate.

49.   Their first instinct is to call in the government.

50.   Throughout his career, his first instinct has always been to protect whatever institution he is a part of, be it South Boston or the state Senate.