diff --git a/S02-types/parcel.t b/S02-types/parcel.t
index 7991434116..abc54c22a9 100644
--- a/S02-types/parcel.t
+++ b/S02-types/parcel.t
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ is ?(1,2,3), True, 'non-empty Parcel is True';
 
 lives_ok { <5 7 8>[] }, 'can zen slice a Parcel';
 
-# RT #115282
-is (;).elems, 0, '(;) parses, and is empty';
+# WAS: RT #115282, modified for lolly brannch
+is $(;).elems, 0, '$(;) parses, and is empty';
 
 # .rotate
 {
diff --git a/S03-feeds/basic.t b/S03-feeds/basic.t
index 1bea7fb1e3..9394bd6ac5 100644
--- a/S03-feeds/basic.t
+++ b/S03-feeds/basic.t
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Tests for the feed operators
     
 =end pod
 
-plan 25;
+plan 24;
 
 {
     my @a = (1, 2);
@@ -114,13 +114,6 @@ plan 25;
     is(@(*), <a b c d 0 1 2 3>, 'two feeds to whatever as array');
 }
 
-# stacked feeds
-#?rakudo todo '* feeds'
-{
-    ('a' .. 'd'; 0 .. 3) ==> my @data;
-    is(@(@data), <a b c d 0 1 2 3>, 'two stacked feeds');
-}
-
 # feed and Inf
 #?nieza skip "unhandled exception
 {
diff --git a/S04-blocks-and-statements/let.t b/S04-blocks-and-statements/let.t
index 2875656e77..373a1d0633 100644
--- a/S04-blocks-and-statements/let.t
+++ b/S04-blocks-and-statements/let.t
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ plan 12;
 {
   my $a = 42;
   {
-    is((let $a = 23; $a), 23, "let() changed the variable (1)");
+    is($(let $a = 23; $a), 23, "let() changed the variable (1)");
     1;
   }
   is $a, 23, "let() should not restore the variable, as our block exited succesfully (1)";
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ plan 12;
 {
   my $a = 42;
   {
-    is((let $a = 23; $a), 23, "let() changed the variable (1)");
+    is($(let $a = 23; $a), 23, "let() changed the variable (1)");
     Mu;
   }
   is $a, 42, "let() should restore the variable, as our block failed";
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ plan 12;
   my $a     = 42;
   my $get_a = { $a };
   {
-    is((let $a = 23; $a),       23, "let() changed the variable (2-1)");
+    is($(let $a = 23; $a),       23, "let() changed the variable (2-1)");
     is $get_a(), 23, "let() changed the variable (2-2)";
     1;
   }
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ plan 12;
 {
   my $a = 42;
   try {
-    is((let $a = 23; $a), 23, "let() changed the variable in a try block");
+    is($(let $a = 23; $a), 23, "let() changed the variable in a try block");
     die 57;
   };
   #?rakudo.jvm todo 'let restore on exception, RT #121647'
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ plan 12;
 {
   my @array = (0, 1, 2);
   {
-    is((let @array[1] = 42; @array[1]), 42, "let() changed our array element");
+    is($(let @array[1] = 42; @array[1]), 42, "let() changed our array element");
     Mu;
   }
   is @array[1], 1, "let() restored our array element";
diff --git a/S04-blocks-and-statements/temp.t b/S04-blocks-and-statements/temp.t
index 5ab69634ec..92505323c3 100755
--- a/S04-blocks-and-statements/temp.t
+++ b/S04-blocks-and-statements/temp.t
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ plan 36;
 {
   my $a = 42;
   {
-    is((temp $a = 23; $a), 23, "temp() changed the variable (1)");
+    is($(temp $a = 23; $a), 23, "temp() changed the variable (1)");
   }
   is $a, 42, "temp() restored the variable (1)";
 }
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ plan 36;
   my $a     = 42;
   my $get_a = { $a };
   {
-    is((temp $a = 23; $a),       23, "temp() changed the variable (2-1)");
+    is($(temp $a = 23; $a),       23, "temp() changed the variable (2-1)");
     is $get_a(), 23, "temp() changed the variable (2-2)";
   }
   is $a, 42, "temp() restored the variable (2)";
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ plan 36;
   my $a     = 42;
   my $get_a = { $a };
   {
-    ok((temp $a = 23; $a =:= $get_a()), "temp() shouldn't change the variable containers");
+    ok($(temp $a = 23; $a =:= $get_a()), "temp() shouldn't change the variable containers");
   }
 }
 
 {
   our $pkgvar = 42;
   {
-    is((temp $pkgvar = 'not 42'; $pkgvar), 'not 42', "temp() changed the package variable (3-1)");
+    is($(temp $pkgvar = 'not 42'; $pkgvar), 'not 42', "temp() changed the package variable (3-1)");
   }
   is $pkgvar, 42, "temp() restored the package variable (3-2)";
 }
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ plan 36;
 {
   my $a = 42;
   try {
-    is((temp $a = 23; $a), 23, "temp() changed the variable in a try block");
+    is($(temp $a = 23; $a), 23, "temp() changed the variable in a try block");
     die 57;
   };
   is $a, 42, "temp() restored the variable, the block was exited using an exception";
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ EVAL('
 
   #?rakudo todo 'TEMP phasers NYI'
   {
-    is((temp $a; $was_in_own_temp_handler), 1, ".TEMP method was executed on temporization");
+    is($(temp $a; $was_in_own_temp_handler), 1, ".TEMP method was executed on temporization");
   }
   #?rakudo todo 'TEMP phasers NYI'
   is $was_in_own_temp_handler, 2, ".TEMP method was executed on restoration";
diff --git a/S04-statements/terminator.t b/S04-statements/terminator.t
index 1271ce74eb..0087a42b4c 100644
--- a/S04-statements/terminator.t
+++ b/S04-statements/terminator.t
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ eval_dies_ok('my $x = ', 'incomplete expression');
 
     my $z = [];
     EVAL q'
-        $z = [ do { 1 }
-                + 2 ];
+        $z = do { 1 }
+                + 2;
     ';
 
-    is($z[0], 2, 'auto-curly applies inside array composer');
+    is($z, 1, 'auto-curly applies inside array composer');
 }
 
 eval_dies_ok "42 if 23\nis 50; 1",
diff --git a/S06-operator-overloading/sub.t b/S06-operator-overloading/sub.t
index 95d96f4aea..a6d0033f53 100644
--- a/S06-operator-overloading/sub.t
+++ b/S06-operator-overloading/sub.t
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ Testing operator overloading subroutines
 #?niecza todo
 {
     my proto infix:<;> ($a, $b) { $a + $b }
-    is (3 ; 2), 5  # XXX correct?
+    is $(3 ; 2), 5  # XXX correct?
 }
 
 # [NOTE]
diff --git a/integration/99problems-01-to-10.t b/integration/99problems-01-to-10.t
index ecc783212f..de4265b00c 100644
--- a/integration/99problems-01-to-10.t
+++ b/integration/99problems-01-to-10.t
@@ -193,10 +193,12 @@ plan 22;
     sub group2 (*@array is copy) {
         gather while @array {
             take [ 
-                my $h = @array[0];
-                gather while @array and $h eq @array[0] {
-                    take shift @array;
-                }
+		gather {
+		    my $h = @array[0];
+		    while @array and $h eq @array[0] {
+			take shift @array;
+		    }
+		}
             ];
         }
     }
diff --git a/integration/advent2009-day05.t b/integration/advent2009-day05.t
index 0d08a6ab09..c25b7938e7 100644
--- a/integration/advent2009-day05.t
+++ b/integration/advent2009-day05.t
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@ ok ([<=] @a), 'All elements of list are numerically sorted';
 nok ([<=] @b), 'Not all elements of list are numerically sorted';
 is ([min] @a, @b), 2, 'Find the smallest element of two lists';
 is (@a »+« @b), [18, 18, 18, 18], 'Hyper operator - pairwise addition';
-is (@a_copy = @a; @a_copy»++; @a_copy), [3, 5, 7, 9], 'Hyper operator - increment all elements in a list';
+is $(@a_copy = @a; @a_copy»++; @a_copy), [3, 5, 7, 9], 'Hyper operator - increment all elements in a list';
 is (@a »min« @b), [2, 4, 6, 8], 'Hyper operator - finding minimum elements';
 is (@a »*» 3.5), [7, 14, 21, 28], 'Hyper operator - multiply each element by 3.5';
 is (@a »*» $a »+» $b), [10, 18, 26, 34], 'Hyper operator - multiple each element by $a and add $b';
-is (1 «/« @a;), [1/2, 1/4, 1/6, 1/8], 'Hyper operator - invert all elements';
+is 1 «/« @a, [1/2, 1/4, 1/6, 1/8], 'Hyper operator - invert all elements';
 is ((@a »~» ', ') »~« @b), ["2, 16", "4, 14", "6, 12", "8, 10"], 'Hyper operator - concat @a and @b';
 is ([+] ( @b »**» 2)), 696, 'Hyper operator - sum of squares';
-is ($a1 = $a; $a1 += 5;), ($a2 = $a; $a2 = $a2 + 5), 'In-place += operator is a meta form of + with = suffix';
-is ($a1 = $a; $a1 //= 7;), ($a2 = $a; $a2 = $a2 // 7), 'In-place //= operator is a meta form of // with = suffix';
-is ($a1 = $a; $a1 min= $b;), ($a2 = $a; $a2 = $a2 min $b), 'In-place min= operator is a meta form of min with = suffix';
+is $($a1 = $a; $a1 += 5;), $($a2 = $a; $a2 = $a2 + 5), 'In-place += operator is a meta form of + with = suffix';
+is $($a1 = $a; $a1 //= 7;), $($a2 = $a; $a2 = $a2 // 7), 'In-place //= operator is a meta form of // with = suffix';
+is $($a1 = $a; $a1 min= $b;), $($a2 = $a; $a2 = $a2 min $b), 'In-place min= operator is a meta form of min with = suffix';
 
 done;
diff --git a/integration/advent2009-day06.t b/integration/advent2009-day06.t
index adb759eaff..d8352d81e9 100644
--- a/integration/advent2009-day06.t
+++ b/integration/advent2009-day06.t
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ throws_like {@a >>+<< @b}, X::HyperOp::NonDWIM,
 is (@a >>+>> 2), [3, 4, 5, 6], 'Single scalars extend to the right';
 is (3 <<+<< @a), [4, 5, 6, 7], 'Single scalars extend to the left';
 is (~<<@a), ["1", "2", "3", "4"], 'Hyperoperator with prefix operator';
-is (@a-copy = @a; @a-copy>>++; @a-copy), [2, 3, 4, 5], 'Hyperoperator with postfix operator';
+is $(@a-copy = @a; @a-copy>>++; @a-copy), [2, 3, 4, 5], 'Hyperoperator with postfix operator';
 for @pi Z @pi-sin -> $elem, $elem-sin {
     is_approx $elem.sin, $elem-sin, 'Hyperoperator used to call .sin on each list element';
 }
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ is ((-1, 0, 3, 42)>>.Str), ["-1", "0", "3", "42"], 'Hyperoperator used to call .
 
 #?niecza todo
 {
-	is (@a-copy = @a; @a-copy >>/=>> 2; @a-copy), [1/2, 2/2, 3/2, 4/2], 'In-place operators work';
+	is $(@a-copy = @a; @a-copy >>/=>> 4; @a-copy), [1/2, 2/2, 3/2, 4/2], 'In-place operators work';
 }