11.   He realized that being a jerk took more energy than being a nice guy.

12.   However, officials said they did not know whether those refusing to eat Friday had been fasting since Wednesday or whether they were taking turns skipping meals.

13.   If you are taking more than one prescription or even an over-the-counter drug, make sure your doctor knows about all of them.

14.   If such talks are taking place, Western Resources would want to be included in a three-way deal, according to an industry source.

15.   Imagine being able to take credit for having invented something that has helped contribute to an entire generation abandoning the printed word.

16.   Indeed, economics students who persist in thinking that price caps are pro-consumer risk being taken aside by their college advisers and urged to switch to another major.

17.   Indeed, being a paparazzo takes patience.

18.   It means not being able to take a walk in your neighborhood without waving a yellow caution flag.

19.   Nebauer changed course in the South Atlantic Ocean on Monday night to rescue Hall, whose boat was taking on water faster than he could pump it out.

20.   Not so if you are a journalist whose office is anywhere near the Trusteeship Council, where portraits of all the leaders are being taken.