11.   An amendment for drivers of sport utility vehicles would allow an open container to be stashed behind the last fixed seat.

12.   American gasoline demand has been rising at a fast clip due both to the boom here and to the growing sales of inefficient sport utility vehicles.

13.   And a House subcommittee voted last week for a small increase in fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles, pickups and minivans.

14.   An alliance of House Republicans and some labor unions Wednesday repelled an attempt to mandate a large increase in fuel efficiency for sport utility vehicles and light trucks.

15.   And as men assume less dominating family roles than their fathers had, men and women alike are buying rugged, assertive-looking sport vehicles for different reasons.

16.   An insurer that imposes big rate increases for sport utility vehicles could also drive many customers to rivals that do not raise rates.

17.   An enterprising young woman, after being rebuffed, approached the first vehicle waiting to cross Fifth, a sports utility vehicle occupied by a man and a woman.

18.   And as sales of sport utility vehicles keep climbing, consumers get more and more choices.

19.   And because they tend to buy the pricier sedans and sport utility vehicles, they account for three-fifths of the spending, according to General Motors.

20.   Analysts and energy experts predicted Tuesday that demand will continue to swell due to higher speed limits and the increasing popularity of trucks and sport utility vehicles.