21.   Her sudden celebrity seems even more astounding to some in that Collins is otherwise a virtual unknown.

22.   In short, Pee-Wee was a star, even if Paul Reubens was still a virtual unknown.

23.   In Washington state, another virtual unknown, Patty Murray, ran a few years ago for US senator.

24.   Kim, a submarining right-hander, was just one of the cast of virtual unknowns to star for Arizona.

25.   Like Walpole, though, many of the others are virtual unknowns.

26.   Many actors were virtual unknowns until celluloid shock and terror catapulted them into stardom, giving them everlasting life as classic movie monsters.

27.   Months earlier, even Duritz was a virtual unknown.

28.   Moya came into this tournament a virtual unknown but became a cult hero in the space of a first-round victory over Becker.

29.   Ms. Feinstein began the campaign as the most popular politician in California, and he began it as a virtual unknown.

30.   Ms. Bryson is a virtual unknown, but the Vanguard, too, was full.