1.   Although satellite dishes for television are theoretically illegal, the Damascus skyline reveals them on almost every rooftop.

2.   At the front of the cage was a dish with a few scraps of food in it.

3.   Fish dishes are a specialty of the region.

4.   My favourite Italian dish is lasagne.

5.   The chef specializes in Hunan and Szechuan cuisine, but all the dishes we tried were delicious.

6.   The dish was also eminently suitable for service in a restaurant, good to look at and practical to assemble.

7.   The dish was popular with taste testers, but it was some time before it caught on in the restaurants.

8.   The dishes are low in calories and fat.