1.   Before he delivered the speech, the secretary paused to make the following remarks to a group of environmental protesters outside the conference hall.

2.   Between spoonfuls of mashed potatoes, Raymond Bernard Spencer paused to make an observation.

3.   Ceballos then paused to make sure someone helped Jones put his watch on.

4.   Cordesman said Bush is absolutely right to ask Americans to alert authorities to unusual behavior, so long as people pause to make sure they are not overreacting.

5.   Grimsley said he climbed back out, paused to make sure his footprints were not apparent in the dust on top of the refrigerator, and replaced the tile.

6.   Her felt-tip pen bounces along sentences as she reads, pausing to make sure her pupils understand words she suspects are new to them.

7.   Occasionally a woman moves down the row, pausing to make adjustments.

8.   Surrounded by a phalanx of investigators, Clark paused to make a statement to the families of the victims.