1.   Dole has nearly exhausted his treasury, while Clinton has a comfortable financial cushion after the primaries.

2.   He said even that is a comfortable cushion.

3.   How long would Qelaj stay in his tepee-shaped tent, with its wooden floor, metal roof lining and comfortable cushions strewn around inside?

4.   Montigny said the state had a comfortable cushion in its unemployment fund and its budget stabilization fund, enough to carry it through a recession, should one occur.

5.   It also provided Brown with a comfortable cushion that he is unlikely to want to surrender.

6.   Just as the Lakers followed their lethal-at-last leader into a comfortable cushion, they all but disappeared on a wintry Detroit night.

7.   The defensive backs, who gave receivers a comfortable cushion all night, looked just like the dismal defense from a year ago.

8.   The Rangers pummelled Oakland starter Cory Lidle for eight runs in the first three innings to give Davis a comfortable cushion.

9.   The tribes thus have a comfortable cushion to allow for invalid or duplicate signatures.

10.   They gave him a bunch of runs, they gave him a comfortable cushion and they saved him.