1.   As for John Updike and Norman Mailer, they have occasionally tried -- with varying success -- to shed their hedgehog natures and embrace a more foxlike demeanor.

2.   Attempts to prevent the spread of AIDS have met with varying success.

3.   After two years, the Polish government has sold only three of the banks, with varying success, in a market glutted with banks shares.

4.   Alexander, Chris and Zachary all played the Stock Market Game with varying success before moving from chits to cash.

5.   Broader themes are spun out elsewhere, with varying success.

6.   But having backed himself into a formal corner, Natali at least tries, with varying success, to dramatically trick up the gimmick.

7.   However, doctors report varying success rates.

8.   However, the species has had varying success across the nation.

9.   Jefferson, John Tyler, Abraham Lincoln, Rutherford B. Hayes, John F. Kennedy and Gerald R. Ford had varying success.

10.   Makers of candy, coffee and tuna fish have all tried weight outs with varying success.