21.   Analysts have projected the loser for the top spot at GE will be in line for a high-profile job, such as at Lucent Technologies.

22.   An Atlanta win today and a Minnesota defeat would give the Falcons the tiebreaker edge over the Vikings for the top spot in the NFC.

23.   And companies never go outside their own ranks to jump an outsider to the top spot.

24.   And a Woods win this week would send him back into the top spot he surrendered to Duval in March.

25.   Analysts who take top spots in the survey often use it to campaign for higher bonuses or better jobs.

26.   And they tell themselves that grabbing a top spot in the hierarchy absolutely warrants such treachery.

27.   And the rookie Ray Mickens, who is battling Smith for the top spot, committed two more penalties against the Raiders as he continued his undisciplined play.

28.   And while the desperate Los Angeles Dodgers tried eight other players in the top spot in the order, none could do better than Goodwin.

29.   Anderson came into camp in July fighting for the top backup spot in a Cowboys defensive tackle rotation that was supposed to go four or five deep.

30.   At one point, it held the top three spots on the New York Times bestseller list.