11.   Angels manager Mike Scioscia, however, has more pressing issues at hand, particularly what has happened to Schoeneweis, his opening-day starter.

12.   Another pressing issue is Kosovo and the Serbian crackdown on separatist ethnic Albanian forces.

13.   As Boston College prepares for its trip to Hawaii to play Arizona State in the Aloha Bowl Christmas Day, the Eagles are faced with a more pressing issue.

14.   As for Cleveland, the most pressing issue facing the Indians this off-season will be finding a second baseman.

15.   Behind the public rhetoric, however, the most pressing issue for both candidates is money.

16.   Besides, this was not the most pressing issue in child care.

17.   Before Bush meets Vladimir Putin in July, the two need to turn their attention to other pressing issues.

18.   A crestfallen Van Gundy has had more pressing issues to ponder, such as why his team was self-destructing before his weary eyes.

19.   A cease-fire would be an important first step to bring both sides together to discuss the pressing common issues that confront the region.

20.   A more pressing issue is what happens if Opening Day arrives, the strike is not settled, and the Orioles refuse to use replacement players.