11.   When it comes to riding waves, surfers are the people with the greatest knowledge.

12.   Although he has his critics, Carter is riding a wave of adoration after averting a bloody U.S. invasion of Haiti.

13.   American Water Works Co. is ready to ride the wave of consolidation in the water utilities industry.

14.   And Bob Kraft, riding a wave of popularity, is ready to unveil plans for his new stadium.

15.   And South Africa is riding a wave of international support, after being pilloried for demanding low-cost drugs and neglecting expert opinion on the cause of AIDS.

16.   And the U.S. economy rode that wave through what seems to have been a mild recession.

17.   As long as the pitchers are riding the wave, who cares?

18.   As Putin rose to power, riding a wave of nationalism let loose by the Chechen war, these alternate power centers offered no resistance.

19.   As he had in New Hampshire, McCain rode a wave of Independents and Democrats to victory in Michigan.

20.   As winter storms fade, surfers migrate to southern beaches to ride large waves generated by tropical storms passing south of Hawaii.