1. Maureen Dowd writes for the New York Times.

2. So defeat was a bitter blow to Dowding.

3. Dowd reached inside his jacket and pulled out a thick brown envelope.

4. Once on the top floor Dowd was left to entertain himself, and Bloxham led Godolphin through to the chamber.

5. Dowding has held its rates, maintaining its gross margins(sentence dictionary), but inevitably lost some business.

6. However, Dowding can afford to raise the dividend by 5 p.c. to 0.92p, payable on May 8.

7. Miss Dowd had been murdered in her cage by a demented mooch and her picture held a dreadful fascination for Rowena.

8. Dowd felt his master's hand on his neck, and heard shouts of horror on all sides.

9. As a teenager in love, I want to impress Maureen Dowd with my cleverness.

10. CommodoreJ C K Dowding led convoy P. Q. 17, consisting of 36 heavily laden Merchant Ships out of Reykjavik , on the 27th June, 1942.