1.   But Marina Sirtis, who played half-alien counselor Deanna Troi, found one occasional plot element to be a little absurd.

2.   But we thought that adding the plot element of an unwed mother would be too much controversy for one season ...

3.   It carefully sets up each plot element and makes sure that each pays off before the end.

4.   Lacking a script, Balser, Stokes and Heinz Edelmann, the chief designer, contributed their own plot elements.

5.   Ms. Moore came up with the major plot elements herself.

6.   Parker has taken over their familiar plot elements and adapted them to Spenserian circumstances.

7.   Similar plot elements appear throughout.

8.   Slowly, Hong Kong-style art direction, action choreography and even plot elements began to appear in American films.

9.   The movie could not incorporate all the characters or plot elements from the show.

10.   The plot elements, the characters and the special effects have become interchangeable.