21.   But no welcome mat was waiting at the school.

22.   But the Cubans keep setting to sea in record numbers even though the welcome mat has been withdrawn.

23.   But the welcome mat is out in Rancho Cucamonga, a suburb of Los Angeles.

24.   But they are hardly finding a welcome mat.

25.   But the welcome mat is out, too, for the whooping cranes and dozens more migratory bird species.

26.   But Thursday, the Mariners officially put out the welcome mat and fastened their name to the mailbox.

27.   Companies that do much business in Latin America often have the welcome mat out for Hispanic employees, and their Spanish-language skills are not the only reason.

28.   Embassy Suites has rolled out the welcome mat for families this summer.

29.   Even before Clinton was offering conciliatory words to the new Congress, Gingrich had already put out a welcome mat for the president.

30.   FAMILIES will find the welcome mat out with many cruise lines, not just from Mickey.