1.   Reality began to slide away outside, and a sphincter of darkness drew tight around the windows.

2.   And the reality is just beginning to emerge from among its flotilla of casinos.

3.   After a promising, overachieving start, reality is beginning its long visit with the Kansas State basketball team.

4.   But reality is beginning to creep in.

5.   But reality has finally begun to soak in for the underdog-from-the-start Indians.

6.   Did reality TV begin here with Smith trial?

7.   Frustration ruled, as reality began to sink in.

8.   In fact, virtual reality has quietly begun generating appreciable business.

9.   It is hard for anyone to know where play-acting ends and reality begins.

10.   Suddenly, the tapping stopped, just when the reality began.