11.   He could straddle the fence, though basketball was his safety net.

12.   Nearly everyone who comes near them is an advocate or an opponent or trying desperately to straddle the fence.

13.   Other PDAs split their pants while straddling the fence between being stand-alone devices and adjuncts to larger computers.

14.   So far, Chernomyrdin has straddled the fence.

15.   So Arafat has tried to straddle the fence.

16.   Still straddling the fence, but leaning toward the NBA side, is Duke sophomore-to-be Corey Maggette.

17.   The NHL Players Association and other groups were concerned about Barnett straddling the fence and representing both players and owners.

18.   There is poetry accompanied by music, some that straddles the fence between recitation and rap.

19.   They say the worst thing you can do in a column is straddle a fence.

20.   Even as the votes were still being counted, Clinton began straddling diplomatic fences.