1.   Among U.S. airlines, Chicago-based United ranks second to Northwest Airlines Inc. in the amount of business conducted with Asia.

2.   After that transaction, which was announced last February, Simon Debartolo ranks second among REITs in the amount of property owned here.

3.   Forbes is seeking the Republican presidential nomination and ranks second in many polls.

4.   He leads the tour in scoring, greens in regulation, putting and birdies and ranks second in total driving.

5.   His home run total ranks second in the American League, and his RBI total ranks third.

6.   In fact, alcohol kills five times as many people as all illicit drugs combined and ranks second only to tobacco in drug-related deaths.

7.   The Cardinals rank second to last in the NFC in total defense.

8.   Cancers of the colon and rectum are the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancers and rank second for causing cancer deaths in the United States.

9.   Costa Rica now has six points in the round and Paraguay ranks second with three points.

10.   Frank Thomas of the Chicago White Sox ranks second among active major leaguers in consecutive games played.