11.   Both teams had chances to break the tie.

12.   Both teams had excellent opportunities to break the tie.

13.   A defeat Sunday will make Denver the first team to lose five Super Bowls, breaking a tie with Minnesota and Buffalo.

14.   A victory would give Best Pal four in million-dollar races, breaking a tie with Alysheba for the record.

15.   A tie would be broken by Gore, who as vice president serves as president of the Senate.

16.   A three-way tie is broken by fewest runs allowed. . . .

17.   ACCORDING TO THE US Constitution, the vice president serves as president of the Senate and may vote to break a tie.

18.   Adamov said he had already instructed Nikiet to break its ties with Iran, although American officials said there were signs that the contacts were continuing.

19.   After an intentional walk to Troy Glaus, Garret Anderson broke the tie with a two-run single to right field.

20.   After that reversal, Olympic officials decided not to break ties this way, a policy not needed until Sunday.