1.   Another forecaster picks it second, and one other puts it in a tie for runner-up.

2.   A company which makes silk ties for the Buckingham Palace gift shop is working flat out to keep up with demand.

3.   In the Drum Major Senior event, there was a tie for first place between John Noble and Alan McBride with the verdict going to the Scotsman.

4.   The blonde midfield ace scored two quickfire goals in a minute to rescue this opening Gold Cup tie for the Blues.

5.   And anyway I can get them in the sale if I choose to fight my way up to London I can get a Liberty tie for about twelve pounds.

6.   Almost forgotten is the fact that UCLA can clinch a tie for the conference title Saturday, and face a postseason no less rewarding than the Rose Bowl.

7.   Ammiano was exulting over the newspaper poll, which put him in a statistical tie for second place without even being listed as one of the candidates.

8.   And he has a tie for second and a third-place finish as well.