11.   The current format has never hurt the Braves, who have won all three series easily since baseball went to a third tier of playoffs.

12.   The other options are to continue the current format or to expand to four playoff teams per conference.

13.   The write-once format is targeted to replace the current CD-ROM format as a new distribution medium.

14.   To be sure, some concern exists as to whether the measure should be adopted, at least in its current format.

15.   But a final decision will not be made before July and next season will keep the current format, Johansson said.

16.   Hasek has been around long enough to have gone through the Eastern Conference-Western Conference All-Star battles that preceded the current format, and prefers it.

17.   In the end, however, the government ruled that there would be no changes to the current political format.

18.   This could be a problem if the program is configured to accept only the current format.

19.   Under the current format, these teams would meet every four seasons.

20.   But UEFA officials have left open questions about qualifiers within the current format, including the possibility that national Cup winners should qualify directly for the Champions League.