1.   By choosing the right spots to heat up, workers were able to thicken and shorten the overall column and make it straight again.

2.   Due to the pull of tides, however, no swimmer makes it straight across.

3.   In the decisive third quarter, he then made four straight.

4.   The presidential party made straight for a nearby tree, but their guides politely suggested that was not the best idea.

5.   They sent Seth crisp dollar bills when he lost a tooth and when he made straight As on his report card.

6.   When a stream is made as straight as a road, it loses its normal friction.

7.   Others made straight for the frontier, only to be turned back, forced to wander and hide until they managed to get across.

8.   For safety, the Prius has a Toyota passive safety body where the body side members were made as straight as possible to help absorb impact.