11.   And those who have had close encounters with canny crows have remarkable stories to tell.

12.   Animal Kingdom combines close encounters with real-life wild animals of all kinds, plus prehistoric dinosaurs, legendary creatures and animated Disney stars.

13.   Besides, she admitted, she might have had a close encounter with aliens.

14.   A former sportswriter claims to have a close encounter with a French-speaking alien and starts a religious group based on UFO theology.

15.   Aliens from Planet Auschwitz were as unreal as any other close encounter we could imagine.

16.   All and all, she has taken it much better than I have -- a close encounter of the worst kind.

17.   But close encounters with the itchy-scratchy plant are still as irritating as ever.

18.   But sometimes, to the delight of passengers, close encounters cannot be avoided.

19.   But successful NCAA tournament runs invariably include a close encounter or two, and for Kansas it could happen as early as the second game.

20.   But the Hudson Valley has gained national attention as a destination for tourists hoping for a close encounter of the alien kind.