21.   So far, though, on a pain and frustration scale, it ranks right up there with his worst.

22.   Sunglasses rank up there with watches and handbags as all-important fashion accessories.

23.   The deconstruction of UTEP probably ranks up there pretty high.

24.   The disappearance of this tiny time machine ranks right up there with the demolition of the old Penn Station.

25.   The Curse of the Angels ranks right up there with the Curse of the Bambino.

26.   The Internet ranks up there with scrambled eggs, sports cars and encyclopedias on CD-ROM.

27.   The moment does not rank up there with Joe Namath guaranteeing a championship, but this kind of emotion was often absent for much of last season.

28.   The Seattle-based planemaker ranks up there with General Motors Corp. and General Electric Co. as one of the top U.S. exporters.

29.   There is a reason Valentin ranks up there with Mo Vaughn and Jose Canseco in a half-dozen categories.

30.   There were French carols in a hoity-toity clothing shop, which rank right up there with escargot in my book.