1.   Amoco and Shell have conceded some employees will lose their jobs, but they have not said how many.

2.   Although the number of people downloading his software for free has increased dramatically, he said not many of them end up buying the product.

3.   Amen to that, said many.

4.   And no nation has a greater responsibility to help than the United States, say many who know the history.

5.   And yet it has become a story, many said Saturday, that somehow manages not to be much of one anymore.

6.   Barreto said the police were interviewing witnesses, but would not say how many.

7.   Bayer said it also faces suits in the U.S., although it declined to say how many.

8.   A number of other patients have dropped out of the trials, but researchers will not say how many.

9.   But it was a miracle that happened too fast, say many, a miracle that papered over a vast array of unresolved crises.

10.   But the river here is life, and any flood wall that might obstruct the natural beauty, is death, say many around here.