1.   At the end of the panel, no sparks having flown, conference participants lined up to meet Strauss.

2.   But for the US to transcend its status as a persistent, physical but naive opponent, the spark will have to come from midfield.

3.   If ever sparks had to fly between two lovers, they must dance between Jeffrey and Steve.

4.   Not much spark to be had when necessity, supposedly bypassed, has been vanquished into a banana.