11.   Advance ticket sales this year for a three-day series of teachings by the Dalai Lama were canceled.

12.   Advance ticket sales, primarily via the Internet, are setting records that have not been seen since the Quidditch World Cup.

13.   Advance ticket sales covering the next couple months for U.S.-to-Asia travel remain unchanged, the company said.

14.   Advance ticket sales are down.

15.   All five candidates have said public funds will pay for the bulk of costs, with the rest coming from sponsorships and advance ticket sales.

16.   All five finalists say they plan to fund the majority of the costs with public funds, with the balance coming from sponsorships and advance ticket sales.

17.   But the mogul and studio have apparently relented in the face of exhibitor complaints and will allow advance sales.

18.   Combined with limited advance sales and late-arriving fans, it was a recipe for exactly what happened.

19.   Fans queued up hours earlier for a chance at prime seats in theaters where online and advance ticket sales guaranteed sold-out shows.

20.   For example, some distributors objected to the ban on advance ticket sales.