11.   A rout was on, the victory was secured, and the improbable feat of beating Johnson had become routine for the Mets.

12.   After the Radja hoop, Westphal called time, the crowd stood and danced and the Celtics withstood a couple of treys to secure the victory.

13.   Bush may have thought this strategy made sense as the most direct way of securing a victory that seemed almost in hand.

14.   But it was defense that secured the victory.

15.   But the Jets needed one more special play to secure the victory.

16.   By gripping early, you may succeed in pre-empting competition, securing victory, in essence, by making it unnecessary to fight.

17.   Center Craig Conroy scored nearly seven minutes later to secure the victory.

18.   Corporate bondholders secured a victory when Republicans dropped a House provision that would place new limits on corporate investments in municipal bonds.

19.   Corporate bond holders secured a victory under the bill when Republicans abandoned a House provision placing new limits on corporate investments in municipal bonds.

20.   Corporate bond holders secured a victory under the new draft because Republicans dropped a House provision placing new limits on corporate investments in municipal bonds.