1.  Bryan said the only conceivable reason for breaking with precedent and holding no public hearings on Packwood was because the allegations included sexual misconduct.

2.  Companies cite every conceivable reason for doling out oodles of options to CEOs last year.

3.  In a way, this whole story is about chance, about opportunities lost and gained for no conceivable reason.

4.  Still, the only conceivable reason for holding the House vote this week, when it might imperil the Kosovo peace negotiations, was intemperate partisanship.

5.  The only conceivable reason for this deployment appeared to be to protect commercial establishments and prevent any crowds from going up the hill toward the homes of the elite.