1. The songs demonstrate Costello's deft wordplay.

2. Subtle word-play had never been the Conducator's forte.

3. They introduce the concepts of rhyme and wordplay, as well as covering basics like alphabet and spelling.

4. Before answering the question, a little more wordplay on the dual title may be in order.

5. Puns are a form of wordplay that exists in all languages.

6. While the marketing effort focuses on wordplay, 'Chinglish' raises deeper questions of doing business in China.

7. Humor springs from exaggeration, wordplay, misunderstandings, ambiguity, contradictions, paradoxes, pain, and inconsistencies.

8. It mixes sound effects, graphics, and witty wordplay. The show also addresses sensitive topics not generally covered by the mainstream media.

9. When it came to wordplay, pain relief took place in the cortex.

10. A contraction of 'man' and 'panties, ' the wordplay is meant to describe certain undergarments for males.

11. requires the ability to interpret wordplay and other subtle hints--but beat the best human contestants in the world.

11. try its best to gather and make good sentences.

12. Australians love wordplay and have slang words for every occasion.

13. As a speaker he would dazzle listeners with his brilliant wordplay and witty remarks.

14. Mary Daly's classic work Gyn/Ecology is a good example of radical feminist wordplay.

15. Two of the world's favorite activities -- soccer and wordplay -- are in the news this week.

16. Surrealism, with its dreamlike associations, easily lent itself to the wordplay and psychological symbolism of advertising, cartoons, and theme parks.

17. So that was news from the playing field. Now to the wordplay.

18. But language experts say that no matter how dumbed down the techno shorthand looks, the wordplay has a positive impact on students' spelling smarts.

19. He got a hole in one"); semantic jokes that go beyond wordplay ("What do engineers use for birth control?

20. The jokes themselves are often based on puns and wordplay.

21. During the oracular sessions, the Pythia spoke in an altered voice and tended to chant her responses, indulging in wordplay and puns.

22. They also demonstrate the most successful processes behind language change – wordplay, blending, and the adoption of foreign terms are all there.