11.   Baku, capital of the newly independent republic of Azerbaijan, can fairly lay claim to being the father of all oil towns.

12.   Amgen and Genentech both lay claim to the patent rights.

13.   An illegal operation crash usually happens when two programs lay claim to the same chunk of memory.

14.   And he could lay claim to some significant civic and creative achievements.

15.   And any company that can lay exclusive claim to those products with patents stands to collect an increasing share of that revenue.

16.   And George W. is no time-tested party leader who can lay claim to the Republican rites of political primogeniture.

17.   And now the state can lay claim to Ellis Island, a tree stump of property that admittedly has a decent museum.

18.   And with a faltering economy, nuclear forces are virtually the only way Russia can lay claim to being a world power.

19.   And you thought some liberal would lay claim to that honor.

20.   As for the road trip as a whole, the Mariners can once again lay claim to being road warriors.