1.   Award becomes more difficult each year.

2.   But as the largest awards became smaller, pay for the typical chief executive continued to climb.

3.   CSX shares were suspended from trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday after the jury award became public.

4.   It turned out that winners were bullied so much that the awards became unpopular.

5.   The awards had become a minor television event with only cable coverage until three years ago, when NBC brought the awards back to network television.

6.   The award becomes icing on the cake.

7.   The awards have also become a lesson in black history and civil rights struggles.

8.   The award has become a formality, and Woods had to search for words when he accepted the honor at the Bay Hill Invitational.