21.   Most of the banks offer some sort of on-screen calculator to help potential customers determine how big a loan they could afford.

22.   Most offer some sort of gimmick.

23.   Nearly every building in its six square blocks offers some sort of item designed to part a tourist and his dollar.

24.   Most Valley cities offer some sort of incentive to convert yards to desert landscaping or fit homes with low-flow plumbing fixtures.

25.   Not everyone wants to offer this sort of mix, however.

26.   Peter J. Kight, the chairman of Checkfree, declined to say whether the company would license its patent or seek to offer this sort of bill payment exclusively.

27.   So it offered all sorts of incentives and rebates, everything except stopping people on the street and handing them wads of bills to take a test drive.

28.   Still, he added, the movie, which presents a jaundiced view of Hollywood, does offer a sort of redemption, since Jerry kicks his habit.

29.   The Jaguar Vanden Plas is, like its feline namesake, quick, sleek and powerful, offering the sort of performance that one associates with youthful spirit.

30.   The middleman is supposed to offer a sort of consumer protection to buyer and seller, ensuring the buyer gets the merchandise ordered and the seller gets paid.