1.   Bob Stevenson has been a worthy successor to Methodist leaders who stamped their personalities on the county.

2.   Despite a politically aggressive first five months, Bush has been unable to stamp his personality favorably on the country.

3.   Sitting in the simple restaurant eating sashimi and sipping sake, he acknowledged the award with the mixture of angst and gallows humor that seems to stamp his personality.

4.   In four years, head coach Bill Cowher has stamped his personality on the Pittsburgh Steelers, and it has made them Super Bowl contenders.