101.   The Nets pulled away with the help of their second unit.

102.   The Reds pulled even with the Astros in the standings but are actually ahead by a percentage point.

103.   The right circumstances came along when Sampras and defending champion Patrick Rafter pulled out with injuries.

104.   The second eagle pulled even with the first.

105.   The shift was prompted largely by opinion surveys showing that Gore had pulled even with Bush after the Democratic convention.

106.   The U.S. team was up and down for much of the game -- it would pull even with the All-Stars and then lose focus for stretches.

107.   The two candidates ran a close race in and around Buenos Aires, but de la Rua pulled away with a big victory in the provinces.

108.   Then Bobek pulled out with a bum ankle and Lipinski ended up on the US team.

109.   These same polls in February also showed Fox pulling even with PRI candidate Francisco Labastida, who held an eight-point lead a month earlier.

110.   They can be pulled out with a tweezers or small pliers.