11.   But the purse was reportedly in the hundreds of thousands on dollars.

12.   Granted, no-shows can cost a restaurant thousands on a bad night.

13.   Inside the fences Saturday, President Clinton met a mostly supportive crowd of thousands on the Independence stop of his health-care reform caravan.

14.   Navajo tribal officials said Thursday that the snow had marooned thousands on the western part of the reservation between Holbrook and Page.

15.   Newly arrived refugees in Peshawar say they saw thousands on the road from Kabul this past week, some walking barefoot on the sharp stones, weeping and cursing.

16.   Novice horse players this weekend will have Kentucky Derby-inspired dreams of spending thousands on a thoroughbred to see it earn millions.

17.   Nor is Ettinger about to share his feelings about the folks who spend thousands on baseballs.

18.   One source close to the defense says Joe told investigators he and Enid bought artwork and antiques and spent tens of thousands on expensive clothes.

19.   Prosperity here comes from weekly paychecks, not from tourists dropping thousands on slot machines.

20.   Roseland was once a magnet for Times Square nightlife when orchestras led by Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller played for thousands on its vast dance floor.