Mr. Meckler responded to my request for a list of CD-ROM's available by sending the list on a CD-ROM, thereby forcing me to buy a unit that plays the compact disk containing great reams of information.

It was a large black case and contained reams of reports.

It contained pots of powder paint and reams of paper and boxes of crayons and more idiosyncratic items like a spare pair of pants for Billy, who did his best.

In addition to the thousands of images, the CD-ROM's also contain reams of information about art styles and a surprising amount of history about the periods in which the art was produced.

They contained reams of confidential financial information about hundreds of individuals whose identities had been pilfered in an intricate scheme that illicitly netted more than $50 million.

The boss hits the directory and notices that it contains reams of classified information and a big file named "Vlad."

Altogether, the firm has handed over hundreds of boxes containing reams of documents.

They contain reams of articles by and about him, as well as copies of his correspondence.

Only in August did the defense learn - from the prosecution, as Scottish law requires - that the blacked-out portions of their copies contained reams of information damning to Mr. Abdul Majid.

Any of these one-volume source books should be part of the gardener's own library, as they contain reams of information.