1.   All feminists, however, demand dignity and autonomy as self-evident truths in the finest tradition of Western social theory.

2.   A flavorful, sweet-souled talker in the finest Dixie pulpit tradition, Branch does not lack for other topics.

3.   A producer said the show was squarely in line with the finest traditions of TV journalism.

4.   Fit and dressed to compete, an athlete can, in the finest Highlands tradition of surprise, walk out of the stands and join the competition.

5.   He is a bard in the finest tradition of engaging, roguish Irish storytellers.

6.   He was a man in the finest tradition of the party of Lincoln.

7.   In the finest Patriots tradition, something good was almost immediately overshadowed by something bad.

8.   In the recently renovated Ahrida Synagogue in Istanbul, the wooden Torah ark is decorated in floral and geometric patterns of inlaid mother-of-pearl in the finest Ottoman tradition.

9.   In the finest tradition of weary, jet-lagged travelers everywhere, Greg Edwards said he was going to get something to eat and then go to bed.

10.   In the finest tradition of American soap opera, the Mustangs are young, hurt, and riding a string of bad luck.