What does DOA stand for?

The stolen soul is to be given to a soap opera actress with delusions of adequacy.

GRAHAM BREWIS AT 2-0 up at half-time I was engulfed in delusions of adequacy.

After several years of effort to improve the total cost structure, companies sometimes begin to suffer from delusions of adequacy about their costs and fail to recognize the infamous cost creep, which is like Jello on a paper plate at a picnic in 98 degree weather: Before you know it, it's everywhere on your plate--in the potato salad, the pork and beans, fried chicken and biscuits.

For many of us, it's not a third world health service we endure; it's third-rate minds with delusions of adequacy much nearer home.

It was enough to give a chronic last-place team delusions of adequacy, but manager Alan Trammell isn't even allowing himself to savor the moment, which is too bad because there's no guarantee that there will be anything to savor a week or a month from now.

Byline: Nicholas Godfrey ANY incipient delusions of adequacy were powerfully dispelled this week by someone who told me that he was looking forward to my next offering.

Chris Madsen, Ducks TV: Remains outstandingly loud with delusions of adequacy.

Any company that believes it doesn't have to manage customer accounts to meet these performance requirements suffers from delusions of adequacy.