1.   After the whole mess was over, it made sense.

2.   First up in this whole mess is Col.

3.   I talked to Eberhart at length about this whole mess.

4.   Ironically, of the three, Whalen seems most ready to put the whole mess behind him.

5.   That ought to be enough to bargain myself clear of the whole mess.

6.   America and Britain retort that they are as keen as everyone else to sort out the whole mess.

7.   And although Carroll will not say it, the whole mess hurt, particularly since he had distinguished himself with the Jets as their defensive coordinator for four seasons.

8.   And everyone is sick of the whole mess.

9.   And no one seems to know how long it will take for a universal standard to emerge and simplify the whole mess.