21.   Cora and Rodriguez rapped back-to-back singles to put runners on first and third with none out, setting up an ideal situation for the Mariners.

22.   Exit Mlicki, enter Toby Borland, who was not exactly walking into an ideal situation for him.

23.   He has some definite ideas about where he would like to pitch for the next several seasons, but no ideal situation has presented itself.

24.   He said the two of them spoke at least once a day by telephone when apart but admitted it was not an ideal situation.

25.   I think this was an ideal situation for him, too, joining a staff that was in place.

26.   If not enthusiastically accepting the role of favorite, the Jazz admits that this is the ideal situation for Utah to win the first championship in franchise history.

27.   I think you have the ideal situation with old GrandPaw.

28.   If Santana is called up, Johnson said the ideal situation would be to use him in no-pressure middle relief just to get him some big-league experience.

29.   In an ideal situation, you will have long lengths of molding to span the wall.

30.   In an ideal situation, parents consult each other about gifts, says Ricci, and give the big ones jointly.