1.   The senator was determined to put a positive spin on the affair.

2.   They tried to put a positive spin on the sales figures.

3.   Although there is a lot of factual information about the GOP presidential hopefuls, the material Gramm and Alexander make available at their sites has a decidedly positive spin.

4.   And whether the positive spin takes holds fast.

5.   As might be expected, it remained for owner Jerry Jones to put the most positive spin on the situation.

6.   At the moment, Gordon is trying to put on a positive spin.

7.   At the same time, senior quarterback Clayton Millis found a positive spin.

8.   Because the Korean War was unpopular, Washington looked for ways to give it positive spin.

9.   Blankenship has a knack for putting a positive spin on what some consider the negative side of at-home shopping.

10.   Bob Finocchio, Informix chairman and chief executive, put a positive spin on the news.