1.   But if you want to be taken seriously as a journalist, it helps not to invoke comic images of frankincense and myrrh.

2.   But when Clinton invokes that image these days, as he did in his universally panned semi-confession, he skids toward self-parody.

3.   Dr. Stephen H. Schneider, a Stanford University biology professor, invoked the image of canaries carried into coal mines to warn of noxious gas.

4.   He then invoked images of his own captivity in a North Vietnamese prison camp.

5.   Indeed, when he travels in the South, the southern accent of this son of Arkansas gets stronger and his metaphors invoke regional images.

6.   Industry associations hold countless conferences, often invoking the image of ticking time bomb.

7.   It invokes an image of confidence and authority.

8.   L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan showed up for the press conference with Cardinal Roger Mahoney at his side, invoking Hail Mary images.

9.   Not all politicians, particularly incumbents, have been timid about invoking the images of terror for constituents.

10.   One by one they invoked the image of Althea Gibson, the first African-American to win a major tennis title.