21.   No one at the court, though, has yet invoked the meaning of the type of British folk ballad from which the band took its name.

22.   Other mainstream rock bands are taking similar approaches, succeeding by embracing new or unusual styles.

23.   R.E.M., like any band, has had its ups and downs, but the downs have been minor ones and the band has taken no real missteps.

24.   Several second-stage bands have taken advantage of the trip to the Los Angeles by booking additional shows in town.

25.   Steen said he noticed the swing sound catching on when the band would take to the road.

26.   The band takes an hourlong break between sets.

27.   The band took off, leaving the regular parkgoers to continue comforting the Aviles family.

28.   The band took six copies of its CD after recording several songs in late August, Musgrave said, and left a telephone number that has since been disconnected.

29.   The Javits Center gig fell through, but the band took off.

30.   The story concerns three guys hoping their band takes off while they bum around New York.