1.  A colour supplement had published one of her stories in a series by new authors.

2.  A fifty-minute programme about green slime to launch a series that is going to take thirteen hours?

3.  A horrible series of futile uprisings against impossible odds and always ending in butchery and defeat for the rebels.

4.  A macro is a special command that activates a series of keystrokes automatically.

5.  A major company signed him up, and he had a series of top ten hits while building a serious reputation.

6.  A panel of six judges will choose winners after a series of stringent tests.

7.  A regular newsletter keeps people in touch and a whole series of social events are undertaken.

8.  A retraction would be broadcast when a new series of the programme begins in January.