1.   Before downhill training began here, this was brave talk.

2.   Brave talk.

3.   Brave talk, no doubt.

4.   For all the brave talk about a permanent Jets turnaround, the haunting question is whether this season is an aberration or whether last season was a mirage.

5.   It was brave talk, but the Suns seemed buoyed by making it a close game despite the extenuating circumstances.

6.   Set aside the brave talk of rallying, set aside the romantic talk of Mariner magic, and the truth appears.

7.   Still, for all the brave talk, the news industry cannot avoid the sobering reminders of where it stands among news consumers.

8.   There was a lot of brave talk, a lot of soul-searching, for the Tennessee team.

9.   There was brave talk of continuing what was started, of building on a marvelous season.

10.   There was no brave talk of new subdivisions or shopping centers.