21.   In a corner inside the stadium, Koberna is sitting inside the Cyborg, waiting patiently to take his crack at going home with some points and cash.

22.   In the recent round of violent spasms, every party to the mess has taken a crack at its own hackneyed policy and has found each bankrupt.

23.   Nearly two decades later, the city has taken another crack at redeveloping State Street, and this time it has done a better job.

24.   Next Fest takes several cracks at that goal.

25.   New England would take four cracks at the St. Louis defense from there, each time handing off to running back Robert Edwards.

26.   Mutombo steps up to take his crack at Ewing in the round two of the Georgetown intramurals.

27.   Now, evolutionary biologists say it is their turn to take a crack at the family.

28.   Now scientists are taking a crack at it as well.

29.   On a parallel front, Senate Republican leader Bob Dole and Senate Democratic leader Thomas Daschle will take another crack at trying to end a record partial government shutdown.

30.   Only then will they take a crack at the tough stuff, figuring out how proteins behave.