21.  A man admired, respected, whose word was heeded.

22.  A popular grass-roots councilwoman gives a few words of encouragement to much applause.

23.  A probability was assigned to any word string that could be formed from the spoken input.

24.  A pronunciation is addressed either with or without the mediation of the semantic system - our store of word meanings.

25.  A quiet word in the lobby.

26.  A red-faced Meyer apologized for his choice of words.

27.  A red-nailed hand flicked over the words as he nodded.

28.  A sentence spent defining a word or phrase can make valid the rest of your answer.