1.   Even as a dream, it is a fitting metaphor for U.S. Olympic cycling.

2.   His constant pacing along the Irish sideline is a fitting metaphor for his life.

3.   In the rooftop garden, late Noguchi stone sculptures face a rippling waterfall, a fitting metaphor for the seamless stream of inspiration and creativity on display.

4.   It was a fitting metaphor.

5.   Perhaps the lying and cheating is a fitting metaphor for the state of the country, said David Gutierrez.

6.   Piazza just walked away, which might prove to be a fitting metaphor for his days with the Mets.

7.   The dense mist was a fitting metaphor for a party that is now likely to spend a month or more groping toward consensus on a challenger to President Clinton.