1.   Actually, they could have had a far bigger cushion going into the second half, if not for the play of Stockton.

2.   But Scient had a lot bigger cushion of cash.

3.   But the move also gives the banks a bigger cushion against losses in their stock portfolios, McGinnis said.

4.   Having failed to give himself a bigger cushion, it was up to Person to hold the lead.

5.   Leiter settled down after allowing the third-inning run, and the Mets gave him a bigger cushion in the top of the sixth.

6.   The idea is to create a bigger cushion against losses.

7.   This enhancement could involve, for example, increasing the size of the riskier piece of the bonds to provide a bigger cushion against losses from the loans.

8.   Price would have had a bigger cushion, but closed with back-to-back bogeys.