31.   Because of vaguely worded laws about charter schools, the McLennan County district attorney says his hands are tied in dealing with alleged misappropriation of charter school funds.

32.   Bernie Carbo ties it in the eighth with a three-run pinch-hit home run.

33.   Boston tied it in its half on a single by Offerman, doubles by Valentin and Brian Daubach, and a sacrifice fly by Nomar Garciaparra.

34.   Braves catcher Javier Lopez, pinch hitting for Mike Piazza, tied it in the top of the seventh with a home run off Royals pitcher Jose Rosado.

35.   A cluster of dashboard wires Delphi strings together in Mexico is tied in the assembly stream to sophisticated instruments it makes in the United States.

36.   A large spray of twigs tied in ribbons and flowers hangs over the bed.

37.   A couple from Birmingham, Ala., tied in their visit to Crawford with a family reunion and birthday celebration in Waco.

38.   A Quinnipiac College poll released over the weekend found Bush and Gore statistically tied in a hypothetical match-up.

39.   Add the vegetables and the aromatics tied in the cloth and bring the liquid back to a boil.

40.   After Pooley and Watson tied in regulation, they remained deadlocked after a three-hole aggregate playoff and the first hole of sudden death.