11.   Back in Los Angeles, Kings general manager Dave Taylor placed a call during the game to Slovak general manager Peter Stastny to voice his displeasure.

12.   Barkley placed a call to Knicks center Patrick Ewing on Wednesday morning and left a message on his answering machine.

13.   Bloomberg placed a call to Fran Reiter, the deputy mayor for economic planning and development, from the taxi that was carrying him into Manhattan.

14.   Bob Gilhooley, who represents Fielder, placed a call to Melvin after the Toronto Blue Jays released his client this week.

15.   A call was placed to his home in the San Francisco area.

16.   A computer then places the call, and the recipient is greeted with a synthesized computer voice intoning a reminder that it is time to rise.

17.   A call was placed to the missing persons bureau at the police department.

18.   A number of schools placed immediate calls to Douglas, and after a brief courting period he decided on New Mexico.

19.   A third call was placed from the White House residence that is not covered by the law, Reno said.

20.   A. She asked me to place a call to Mr. Jordan, which I did.