31.   Omar is said to have fought with a moderate faction and emerged from the war a virtual unknown.

32.   One reason why even the whiff of deflation scares the daylights out of the stock market is that it is a virtual unknown.

33.   Schreibman believes he does, too, though his publication, the Federal Information News Syndicate, is quite literally a virtual unknown.

34.   Sprewell was a virtual unknown when he was drafted, but he became an All-Star.

35.   That victory vaulted Lagat from a virtual unknown to world renown, although he had been successful in several marathons before Boston.

36.   The brawny Golota was a virtual unknown outside of the fight community when he faced the former champion Riddick Bowe on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden.

37.   The cast of virtual unknowns gives the English import just the right touch of authenticity.

38.   The director is a virtual unknown.

39.   The vote is a particularly sweet victory for Aznar, who was a virtual unknown when he took office four years ago.

40.   Then McGrady attended adidas ABCD camp and went from a virtual unknown to the most celebrated player on the prep level.