41.   The dirty little secret, however, is that they are also the most misused and most fraudulent political technique of the decade.

42.   The dirty little secret of arms control is that there is no system you can build to realistically protect American cities from weapons of mass destruction.

43.   The dirty little secret is that real life is often drab, composed not of grand schemes but of repetitive little chores.

44.   The dirty little secret of the battle is that despite loud talk of impeachment, few of his opponents actually want to depose him.

45.   The dirty little secret of US publishing is how many books either barely break even or lose money outright.

46.   The dirty little secrets, though, have begun to come out in the year since the Smith Barney suit.

47.   The governor halted his entourage, kneeled down at her wheelchair and let her in on a little secret.

48.   The little secret is that the Trojans prefer to be overlooked.

49.   The stage seemed to be getting set for that unprecedented move yesterday at the Olympics, which now have been upstaged by figure skating and its dirty little secrets.

50.   This will be your little secret.