11.   As has been true since the dawn of the VCR, the new takes precedence over the old.

12.   As assistant to the publisher, Larkin will fill a post that has been vacant since April, when Timothy Leland was named assistant to chairman William O. Taylor.

13.   Assuming their nominations are confirmed by the full Senate, the nominees, Edward Gramlich and Roger Ferguson, will fill seats that have been vacant since February.

14.   Bill Marsh, director of the Kansas City Truck Driving School, said he had been worried since the day of the attacks.

15.   A native of California, Errigo has been deaf since birth, but speaks fluently and without hesitation.

16.   Advanta Corp., Spring House, Pa., named Olaf Olafsson president, filling a position that has been vacant since David Brooks left the company a year ago.

17.   Agencies say compliance is up since the survey, but it has not been measured.

18.   Brad Lukowich and Sami Helenius were the odd men out, as Hitchcock decided to stay with rookie John Erskine, who has been impressive since being called up.

19.   But although he said he feels like his old athletic self, the duration of his remission is unknown since he and his doctors are in uncharted waters.

20.   Burke said the Health Services Department needs to hire a permanent public health director, which it has been without since the beginning of the year.