1.   Once the oviduct is blocked, it is difficult to treat by surgery or other means.

2.   And the Ob River, treated by dozens of major factories and cities essentially as an outhouse, is about as polluted as a river can be.

3.   Finally, last fall, the problem was diagnosed as asthma, which Slaney treats by using inhalers.

4.   It may simply be that Iowa, long treated by candidates as the first meaningful contest of the season, may not be so pivotal any longer.

5.   Marketers of almost a dozen new keyboards claim to help solve the problem, and physical therapists treat patients by the thousands with exercise, massage and wrist splints.

6.   Otherwise, since offensiveness is often treated by juries as being in the eye of the beholder, the company risks having to pay substantial damages.

7.   Other doctors have been slow to treat by telephone because of financial or professional reasons, including fears of losing contact with their patients.

8.   Still, getting there is a sensory experience made almost exquisite by great performances and by cinematography that treats each frame like museum-quality artwork.

9.   Studies have shown that HIV patients fare best when treated by doctors who have experience with the virus.

10.   The drug has a unique approach to treating arthritis by inhibiting the inflammation and degeneration that generally accompanies chronic arthritis, company officials said.