11.   Being against teachers is rather like being against firefighters, nurses and other good guys that society looks to for help.

12.   Boot-cut pants look newest for fall, and many even dive straight and narrow to just above the ankle, where they are seamed to flare.

13.   Both men looked astonished for a moment, then Braasch went on to win the set.

14.   A lot, if you look at the huge change in the way the individual holes played, and the club selection for the golfers.

15.   Alan Secrest, a Democratic pollster in Washington with clients in the South, does not deny that prospects still look tough for his party.

16.   Bragg looked puzzled for a moment, then broke into a big smile.

17.   But for now it looks like the industry may be pulled over by consumers and fined by investors for recklessly speeding toward such a future.

18.   But for others, ground zero seems to be just another attraction, something to look at for a few minutes before moving on.

19.   But some others say they are getting confusing responses and scant assistance from the insurance companies they look to for answers.

20.   But when Kulp looked at sales figures for early December, he felt less optimistic.