1.   Ambivalence and regret are the two main emotional chords in the book, but in this case Stephanopoulos seems to be beating himself up unnecessarily.

2.   Billed as family friendly, the Republican measure focuses attention on a politically palatable issue, parental consent, that strikes an emotional chord with many mothers and fathers.

3.   But the question has considerable political overtones, mostly because aviation safety strikes an emotional chord with people.

4.   Flanked by her two children, she struck a deep emotional chord with adoring crowds who flocked to hear her wooden reading of speeches in Italian-accented Hindi.

5.   For women, like Bridges who remember the days before Title IX, the documentary strikes an emotional chord.

6.   One writer wondered whether the television commercials Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has with cornerback Deion Sanders would strike an emotional chord with the Eagles.

7.   The execution-style killing touched an emotional chord among Colombians, who have become accustomed to brutal acts after decades of civil conflict.

8.   The director, Rene Buch, modulates the emotional chord changes beautifully.

9.   The issue has always struck an emotional chord in Texas, and arises periodically.

10.   The positions, however impractical they were thought to be, struck an emotional chord with many Japanese.