11.   If Wayne Budd and his colleagues want the Patriots to have a subsidy, let them pass the hat among their friends.

12.   If athletic department money is unavailable, the boosters who encouraged his ouster might give serious consideration to passing the hat among themselves.

13.   In a town where the hat is passed more than it is worn, this is a major blunder.

14.   Jackson made some extra cash each game because with every blast over the outfield fence, his brothers passed a hat in the audience.

15.   Meanwhile, the club is passing the hat for a possible land purchase.

16.   Now Egmont is passing the hat for a second time, hoping to raise some more capital for outreach and flackery.

17.   No one suggests charities back away from legitimate money-making activities that could pay for good works and reduce their need to pass the hat.

18.   President Clinton goes back on the fund-raising trail Friday, passing the hat for Democrats in Detroit and Boston.

19.   Rodriguez said they would pass the hat and hire a funeral director.

20.   So Kasl decided to pass the hat, with the hope that embarrassed national leaders would eventually chip in.