21.   Getting people to buy millions of records, millions more movie tickets and watch a middling network sitcom for six years was relatively easy.

22.   Her original proposal was even stronger, asking for nearly a third of screen time and a tax on movie tickets to fund local filmmaking efforts.

23.   I tuned out as two young women burbled over buying movie tickets by computer.

24.   Imagine buying a concert ticket with a rating stamped on it, just like a movie ticket.

25.   In fact, how about making movie tickets for older New Yorkers double the regular price instead of half, to deter the aging hordes?

26.   In the same year consumers spent nearly three times as much on lottery tickets as they did on movie tickets, according to International Gaming and Wagering Business magazine.

27.   In this case, investors are either dumping their Harvey shares to raise the cash needed for movie tickets, or something else is afoot.

28.   Indeed, AOL members are enjoying all sorts of perks these days, everything from early access to Madonna tickets to the chance to win movie tickets.

29.   Instead, the idea is to attract someone who is planning an event and then sell her a pinata, movie tickets or some other piece of merchandise.

30.   It may be the most eagerly awaited film of all time, causing some people to buy a movie ticket just to watch its preview trailer.