21.   Before SoftKey entered the picture, Learning Co. had already accepted a friendly offer from Broderbund International of Novato, another maker of high-end educational software.

22.   Both Sylvan and NEC stocks took a beating after their merger was first announced, but Wednesday, after Harcourt entered the picture, both stocks climbed.

23.   -- Boston College, but that all changed when UCLA entered the picture.

24.   A case in point is the troubled marriage between Daimler and Chrysler, where market power hardly entered the picture, since their products barely competed.

25.   Activists and doctors might also take special interest in the outcome of the November election, which could determine whether legislation will enter the picture.

26.   Agents have also entered the picture.

27.   Bryzgalov enters the picture with an apparent clean slate.

28.   Buffalo has also entered the picture.

29.   But impatience turned to indignation as the lawyers entered the picture.

30.   But neither vengeance nor retribution entered the picture.