11.   Nothing the opposition could throw his way stopped him as an athlete.

12.   Objections by Reyes stopped it as hearsay.

13.   Play stopped as the Avalanche celebrated on the ice, except the goal light never came on.

14.   So when the game stopped, as it did for Sam Gash late last year, the shock was overwhelming.

15.   Sometimes practice would stop as Boselli and McGinest went at it.

16.   The Cyclones come at you with a truckload of defense and with an offense that is as tough to stop as an advancing army.

17.   The crimes seemed to stop as quickly and seemingly inexplicably as they began.

18.   The hearts of fans nearly stopped as this Puerto Rican sensation shook his pelvis like Elvis and brought classic, sexy fashions to life.

19.   The trucks stopped as shells exploded all around.

20.   Then a slow, building, rumble like rolling thunder that will not stop as the tower cascades toward the ground.