1.  A male bighorn sheep curls back his upper lip in an attempt to determine the reproductive state of a female close by.

2.  A quiet place, yet our nine days there were crowded, and whizzed by in a blur.

3.  A thump close by gave me my chance.

4.  All are aimed at curbing violence committed by and against youths, he said.

5.  All I had were some trout in the freezer by courtesy of the millpond.

6.  And the national anthem will be played by...

7.  And when there are children they will be tied together by that strongest of all bonds.

8.  And, if taxed by such as Sylvester, he probably would not now admit it in so many words.