21.   The loss could put the computer wholesaler in technical default on certain loans, said spokeswoman Susan Stillings.

22.   The New Hampshire loss put Bush in unfamiliar territory.

23.   The loss also could put another Jayhawks streak in jeopardy.

24.   The loss puts them down, two games to none, in the best-of-seven series that now switches to New Jersey.

25.   The loss will put the company in default on its bank covenant.

26.   The loss would have put Montgomery Ward in violation of those loans had the terms not been renegotiated two days before Christmas.

27.   While the loss of Wallach put a damper on the clubhouse, the Dodgers managed to stave off a four-game sweep by the Phillies.

28.   A loss puts the Aggies in position to win the division and knock the Sooners out of title contention.

29.   A loss will put him out of the sport for at least another year.

30.   A loss would have put him out of the sport for at least another year.