1.   The media coverage left many people with a distorted picture.

2.   To observe searching behaviour solely at the catalogue May provide a distorted picture of the task in hand.

3.   But it does give a distorted picture of the level and nature of business in the market.

4.   And many conservative and religious groups say that children raised by gay and lesbian parents get a distorted picture of right and wrong.

5.   But increasingly, some political scientists, legal scholars and consumer advocates are suggesting that outlandish examples have created a distorted picture of the legal system.

6.   Having played New York five times in eight days gives a totally distorted picture of where this team is and where it might be later on.

7.   Hospital executives say that taken together, records of their three-year tangles with HCFA presents a distorted picture.

8.   In the eyes of the Rev. S.J. Emmanuel, the world is getting a distorted picture of the ethnic war in his native Sri Lanka.

9.   Kantor said the Japanese were trying to confuse the public with their own numbers and present a distorted picture of the realities of their car market.

10.   Last week, Vice President Joseph Msika complained that foreign journalists were presenting a distorted picture of Zimbabwe.