1.  In a ludicrous plot twist that might have sounded good at the pitch meeting, Sam salvages the situation.

2.  It sounded good at the time.

3.  It sounded good at the time, the promise of mechanization and modernity.

4.  It was a little scam an acquaintance of mine had started up and it sounded good at the time.

5.  Sure sounds good at the end of a too-long day.

6.  That sounds good at first, but many spam-fighters fear that the DMA will use its database to legitimize e-mail marketing in general.

7.  The idea sounded good at the time.

8.  We all have trouble and sound less good at certain times.

9.  Well, it sounded good at the time.