11.  Mutual holding companies are the hot new thing in the industry.

12.  Not to mention having become the perfect mating dance for hot young things who want to lean across a table and show off a cute behind.

13.  Nicole Kidman is not the only hot thing going in the New York theater scene right now.

14.  Now, the haute thing is hot things in many tropical hues.

15.  Shoppers looking at an array of vehicles, with a wide range of prices, are now eager to drive the hot new thing.

16.  Sometimes dumping that hot young thing in favor of a hotter young thing is irresistible.

17.  Sometimes dumping your dumpy spouse in favor of a hot young thing is unavoidable.

18.  Some observers, of course, would say that this is because canny merchandisers are baiting us with the new hot thing.

19.  The Strokes are an American band that is currently the big hot thing in Britain, a situation that happens far less than you might imagine.

20.  WB has been flogging this series as the next hot thing since last spring, and already there has been a backlash of harsh reviews.