1.   And even in flush times, states began channeling some of their new federal resources away from the poor and toward causes like tax relief.

2.   But few expect refiners to enjoy such flush times much longer.

3.   But the flush times may be ending for endowments and foundations across the country.

4.   Chances are that he will, if for no other reason than that these are flush times for serial killers, both in fact and in fiction.

5.   During flush times, these inefficiencies did not matter.

6.   During the flush times, legislators did put more money into reserves, said Stacey Mazer, acting director of the National Association of State Budget Officers in Washington.

7.   Even during flush times for Internet retailers, online customer service did not meet high standards.

8.   Even in these flush times, most states are not reinvesting their full federal windfall, using part of it instead to offset other state spending.

9.   Even in these flush times, not many of us are going to open a bottle like that with the lamb chops.

10.   Even in these flush times, states are putting their additional resources to mixed use.