11.   Adams had been dating professional athletes since high school, her friends said, and traveled frequently to parties and games in other cities.

12.   Alexander tells funny stories of meeting fans on the streets, especially the ones who say their friends tell them they look just like Costanza.

13.   Brown is the real thing, both personally and professionally, says his friend, North Carolina novelist Clyde Edgerton.

14.   Bush, who was director of the CIA under Ford, took ample note of that, his friends said.

15.   But early this year, many friends said, Beach underwent a sudden change in demeanor and lifestyle.

16.   But eventually Jackson came to see the advantages of locating in a world-famous neighborhood with deep cultural roots, his friend said.

17.   But he also lapsed deeper into drug abuse, friends said.

18.   But Grimes said a friend who was captured while trying to get out of France believes members of the underground actually turned him in to the Germans.

19.   But over the years, friends said, Whitfield worked hard to overcome her struggles, working several jobs while rearing her family.

20.   But she said friends and high school guidance counselors told her applying to college would be a waste of time.