91.   Argentina and Croatia, as expected, dominated the group and will meet for first place in Bordeaux Friday.

92.   Another reason a page may look bad is that it was never intended to be looked at in the first place.

93.   Arizona did not play Monday, so the Dodgers remain in first place in the National League West, with a half-game lead over the Diamondbacks.

94.   As close as first place is, being out of the playoffs is even closer.

95.   As for revenues, an unspecified chunk of them were recorded because Sycamore loaned its customers the money to buy the gear in the first place.

96.   As it turned out, first place went to Slutskaya, followed by Kwan and Hughes.

97.   As strange as it sounds, the first place Duquette should call is Houston.

98.   As they turned for home, Vicar yielded first place to Ecton Park, who came charging in a steady progression from fourth place to second into the lead.

99.   As its grip on first place in the Eastern Conference seemed to be slipping from its grasp, so, in essence, did a family member.

100.   As the battle for first place in luxury vehicle sales heated up last year, Ford Motor Co. insisted that winning was not its goal for Lincoln.