11.   For the second book, Scholastic narrowed that gap to seven months.

12.   German bonds have halved the gap to U.S. bonds since the Fed started lowering U.S. rates last July.

13.   Hillman extended his lead with another birdie on the first hole after lunch, but bogeys on the fourth and sixth narrowed the gap to two.

14.   In theory, the new program would give teachers tools to help African American students bridge the gap to standard English.

15.   Labor experts attribute these gaps to lower education levels in some cases and discrimination.

16.   McColgan followed, with a big gap back to the main pack.

17.   McMillan compared the gap to the margin in the unresolved presidential election.

18.   Seattle sliced the gap to one run in the sixth.

19.   Several recent New Hampshire polls show McCain has closed the gap to a statistical dead heat with Bush, who had double-digit leads there in October.

20.   Some teachers say they have succeeded in using the slang of African-American youth to help them bridge the gap to mainstream English.