11.   Confusing, too, given the intergalactic politics described at annoying length at the outset.

12.   Details are to be described at a news conference Thursday.

13.   He at one point describes rural New England villages as pristine, when those who have spent time in them would be hard pressed to characterize them that favorably.

14.   He describes himself at one point in the book as a contrarian, and his choice of subjects runs contrary to the taste for drama and grandeur.

15.   His condition was described at first as life-threatening, but then made a brief recovery before suffering another setback.

16.   His proposal, which he described Monday at Harvard University, is a response to President Clinton, who urged debate on how to reshape Social Security.

17.   Hundreds of celebrity burial sites are described at the World Wide Web site www.findagrave.com.

18.   If this describes spring at your place, plant the seedlings in the garden, preferably in well-drained loamy soil.

19.   In an interview last week, he outlined plans for the introduction that are scheduled to be described at a news conference Wednesday.

20.   In its lengthy response, the company said the lawsuit did not fairly describe salaries at Coca-Cola.