1.   I used to act a bit when I was younger.

2.   Evanescent though they are, quasi particles act every bit like elementary particles, obeying the laws of quantum mechanics.

3.   For his part, Dole is acting every bit the front-runner, honing his attacks on Bill Clinton and ignoring his Republican competitors.

4.   He is still acting a bit loopy from a hit he took last Saturday.

5.   Last week Fuhrman looked and acted every bit like the accused.

6.   Clearly, though, the edgy Mets and the usually businesslike Braves are acting a bit snippy.

7.   Taylor, making his first public appearance since being sworn into a new government Friday, acted every bit the aspiring ruler that he is.