11.   Only to the extent to which TAAS truly reflects grade-level skills.

12.   Proponents of Indian gaming point not only to increased revenue for the tribe but also to the positive ripples it causes in the broader local economy.

13.   The business analogy is the company that has faced extraordinary competition, tough economic times or internal challenges, only to beat the odds and emerge stronger than ever.

14.   The hungry, talented kids from URI played brilliantly all afternoon, only to collapse in a hideous hail of error and innocence in the final minute of play.

15.   They were being sarcastic, but perhaps we should laugh and sing, if only to clear our heads of those abominable Pat Buchanan ads.

16.   The pedals move when a bike moves, forward or backward, and the only way to slow a track bike down is to pedal slower.

17.   Yalouz, who releases his forecasts only to clients, is a former U.S. Agriculture Department attache to Brazil whose predictions are watched closely because of their accuracy.

18.   Uganda said its troops have on three occasions recently carried out raids in Zaire but only to attack positions occupied by Ugandan rebels.