11.   Both brothers were slowed late in the event by Jeff Gordon, who made a futile attempt to avoid being lapped.

12.   Both Nowitzki and LaFrentz used up all six of their fouls in a futile attempt to defend the interior.

13.   Botha said he never saw it coming, and you could not disbelieve based on his futile attempt to regain his footing.

14.   A ribbon of incense wafted out an open window in a futile attempt to rub out the aroma of cigarette smoke.

15.   After returning to the base from the futile attempt to reach Santa Rosa, flight surgeon Capt. Gail Glushko went to work immediately.

16.   After several futile attempts to strike a deal with the al-Babtains, Bear Stearns began looking elsewhere for a new home.

17.   Along the southern edge of Oklahoma City, drivers jammed two-lane county roads in a futile attempt to return to their homes.

18.   Broadcast TV continues to bust the boundaries in this regard, in a futile attempt to compete with cable.

19.   But it should do so through rational downsizing and modernization, not by a futile attempt to rebuild along Cold War lines.

20.   But the throw from Braves catcher Eddie Perez skipped short of the base and past the futile attempt of Jones to keep it from bouncing into left field.