"You might as well tick the winning boxes first".
"He is doing extremely well, ticking all the right boxes.
Uplifting and finely crafted, it could well tick all the boxes.
If, by Howard's assessment, the Nationals are just placeholders for the Liberal party, country people can just as well tick the Liberal box.
Of course, two weeks is a long time in tennis, and that was just a three-set match - a similarly brutal encounter on the clay at Roland Garros could well tick into the five hour mark (let's hope not for the sake of your game-by-gamers poor fingers) and hand Djokovic's rivals a glimmer of hope.
The same mayor and the same police chief were very much in charge this time as well, ticking off lengthy lists of steps, with dull and self-serving political statements only protruding when other politicians managed to grab time before news cameras.
Users will also be able to filter search results by TripAdvisor as well, ticking off a box will filter out any non-TA reviewed properties.
Financial adviser Ruth Whitehead says that as well as ticking the box for no publicity material on application forms, it's worth making your intentions clear by writing on the form that you really don't want follow-up marketing.
As well as ticking off Moroccan classics – souk-searching in Fès and Marrakech, beach-lazing in Essaouira – you'll camel-trek into the supremely dark Sahara to watch the annual salvo of shooting stars.
With its exhibition Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950s, the V&A in London is hoping that the 60 extravagant dresses on display will provide an insight into social changes in British culture over the last half century, while showing off the best of home-grown design talent as well as ticking the diamond jubilee and Olympic tourist boxes along the way.
And, once this crisis ends, the clock may well be ticking towards the next eruption of violence.
