1.   Police say the team may have carried out as many as nine raids, but many of the elderly victims have been unable to give good descriptions.

2.   As a result, the Lakers became one-dimensional and fell behind by as many as nine points in the second half.

3.   As many as nine defensive linemen could go in the first round.

4.   As many as nine people saw the accident, he added, and only one said the police vehicle had beel traveling at high speed.

5.   As many as nine new head coaches could be in the league next fall, which shows just how dangerous a job it is running an NFL team.

6.   As many as nine plays will be rotated during three-day spans.

7.   At least five, and as many as nine Bay State congressmen will face no credible challenger.

8.   A meal can stretch out for four hours, with chef Keller sending as many as nine courses of innovative food to the table.

9.   Alabama taxpayers have had as many as nine checkoff boxes.

10.   But the Clash, doing exactly the opposite of what coach Laurie Calloway said his team would do, packed the penalty box with as many as nine players.