1.   A great deal could be done, even in the present climate of opinion, and example counts for a great deal.

2.   A stance that helped the poor and promoted growth, it said, counted for nothing without a strong anti-corruption strategy.

3.   Compared with the strong forces and arguments working the other way all this counted for little.

4.   His overseas results count for nothing.

5.   Precedent counts for much, especially in the dreadfully slow handling of individual cases.

6.   The try is to be worth five points while the drop goal will count for two points.

7.   These are tiny freedoms, and if a woman enjoys being part of a couple, they should count for nothing.

8.   She said her parents liked him tremendously and surely that must count for something even in this day and age!

9.   In a society that was still traditional and oral, personal promises counted for a lot.