1.   Television plays hurtful tricks on people who watch it long enough.

2.   He made a television play but turned down all other offers that came his way, desperate to avoid another disaster.

3.   As long as it is allowed to let the pictures speak, television plays no favorites.

4.   Behind almost every open door in House and Senate office buildings, a small television played the testimony.

5.   A mute television plays aerobics in one corner while travelers wait for the train.

6.   Above them, a muted television played CNBC, the business news cable channel, as a series of pundits talked and the Dow skidded south.

7.   After the war he wrote radio and television plays for Kraft Theater, the Bell Telephone Hour and the Hallmark Hall of Fame.

8.   But the shootings also underscore the role of emotional barometer that television often plays in times of crisis.

9.   Critics say that Spanish television should play a larger role in familiarizing immigrants with the American way of life and to link Latinos of different nationalities.