1.   Things have really taken off, our whole output has gone up a notch.

2.   Because they absolutely will have to turn it up a notch if they expect to defeat the Kings in the Western Conference finals.

3.   After a scoreless opening period, the Islanders cranked it up a notch and scored the only goal in the second period.

4.   But the man was suprised at how litttle pain he felt and asked the doctor to go ahead and turn it up a notch.

5.   For whatever reason, guys like Lehman tend to take it up a notch in the major championships.

6.   It can also help to monitor his performance more closely and give him direct guidance as to when and how to step it up a notch.

7.   Still, every time we tried to go up a notch, it felt like starting over.

8.   The committee went up a notch to perjury.

9.   The intensity goes up a notch in regular season.

10.   Tensions went up a notch when President Bush warned China of the risk to relations.