1.   During his magnificent run, Wakefield consistently threw strikes.

2.   How else could the magnificent World Cup run the Nigerians are making be explained?

3.   It has been a magnificent run, and that should not be taken lightly.

4.   It was a lousy way to bring down the curtain on an otherwise magnificent run of professional basketball.

5.   Some observers wondered whether he was properly conditioned after three months of inactivity following his magnificent run in Boston.

6.   The magnificent run through the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament ended with uncharacteristically absent-minded play until the final moments and the agony of a missed opportunity.

7.   They had a magnificent run, but they now go up on the blocks, resting their weary frames.

8.   The Croatian turned in a magnificent second run Sunday to extend her remarkable winning streak.