11.   BankBoston, the second-largest foreign bank in Argentina after Citicorp, hopes to benefit as takeovers and failures of Argentine banks attract thousands of new customers.

12.   Besides a roster of elite, international competitors, the Birkie, as it is known, attracts thousands of amateur skiers.

13.   Biennials attract thousands of art-wise visitors and much press analysis.

14.   A movie theater opened for business and attracted thousands of patrons.

15.   All the construction has attracted thousands of workers to Quintana Roo, and many live in coastal slums.

16.   But Arafat fears that the troubles in Nazareth could harm his plans to attract thousands of pilgrims to Palestinian-governed Bethlehem and could sow religious discord among Palestinians.

17.   But it also attracts thousands of others who tag along at a more leisurely pace, or take part in shorter races on the canals.

18.   But the waters of the Tidal Basin spilled into adjacent streets, flooding the cherry trees that attract thousands of tourists each spring when they blossom.

19.   Carnegie was a popular policewoman whose funeral at an East Orange church attracted thousands of police officers representing departments from as far away as Washington, D.C.

20.   CompuServe is betting that free access to the Time Warner service will attract thousands of new users.