1.   The guitars snap like a rat trap and a sense of menace pervades the air continually.

2.   An overwhelming sense of loss pervaded a congressional hearing room on Thursday as witnesses talked about the impact the AIDS virus has had on hemophiliacs.

3.   A comforting sense of order pervades the society.

4.   A sense of urgency pervades this four-day conference.

5.   A sense of evening pervades the most rousing actions.

6.   A sense of history pervaded the air, as well, and thousands of cameras and video recorders were in evidence as people sought to record their presence here.

7.   A sense of uncertainty pervaded the Capitol on Monday as its leaders met three times with the governor.

8.   A similar sense of unreality pervaded the Senate side.

9.   But a sense of loss pervaded Saratoga Saturday afternoon once it became known that the Travers had lost another star of the Triple Crown.

10.   Conway and Korman may be on a successful national tour, but a sense of irony pervades it.