1.   Although the evening was one of frivolity, all the main speakers ended their talks on patriotic themes.

2.   And Cake Art and Michaels craft stores offer cupcake papers with Halloween, fall, sports and patriotic themes.

3.   And, as retailers try to recoup sales lost in the lackluster economy, many are playing up patriotic themes.

4.   At Wal-Mart, a spokesman said patriotic themes would pervade whatever displays Wal-Mart stores put together for the holidays.

5.   Boxed sets of Christmas cards with patriotic themes and three ornaments will be available in late November.

6.   But as the Super Bowl pre-game show made painfully clear, too much repetition of even the most heartfelt patriotic themes threatens to exhaust their meaning.

7.   Each month shows artwork with a patriotic theme.

8.   Figural cases feature mythological or religious scenes, patriotic themes or nature motifs.

9.   In-store displays and window treatments also feature patriotic themes.

10.   Its patriotic themes resonated so loudly and profoundly that consumers began memorizing the script.