The most ambitious show on TV to date, "The Sopranos," routinely follows up to a dozen distinct threads over the course of an episode, with more than 20 recurring characters.

There are at least three distinct threads of Finder dissatisfaction, usually appearing in combinations of two or more in any given Finder malcontent.

But there is also a distinct thread of ambition in Mr. Salazar's rapid rise.

A second longer, and it sorted out into distinct threads: a wave of pain: sharp talons, digging into the flesh of his throat.

Indeed, all Rhodochorton species have distinct basal threads, usually forming a disc, and upright threads, which are typically thinner.

We were the first mainstream news organisation to report the story and have since drawn out three related but distinct threads.

Even its down was etched in distinct soft threads.

It has a somewhat chequered history that follows two very distinct threads.

We have now had a number of reports on implementation, and a distinct common thread can be seen in those reports.

No distinct thread unites his novels (unless it be a fundamental pessimism about humanity), and the subject matter and technique vary.