1. The current barnburner in Washington is the Wilson investigation.

2. The rock concert was a real barnburner.

3. This is a real barnburner! Everyone will want to see it.

4. The Barnburner Democrats of New York refused to accept Cass as their candidate. They walked out of the Baltimore convention.

5. It's not safe to assume that just because a stock has tanked, it's become a barnburner of a deal.

6. Industry sales rose 20% in the first quarter, and are headed above 13 million for the calendar year -- no barnburner but enough for most manufacturers to stay in the black.