11.   A third major player is Canadian-based Northern Telecom, a longtime Lucent rival that has followed a similar acquisition strategy.

12.   After a whirlwind courtship, longtime rivals Boeing and McDonnell Douglas Corp. Tuesday decided to unite on future design and production of Boeing wide-body airplanes.

13.   After Sunday, Becker has won six Grand Slam titles, the same number as his longtime rival and contemporary Stefan Edberg.

14.   After that, Michael resumed sticking to his longtime rival like flypaper.

15.   But another longtime rival, Metacreations Corp., earlier this week announced plans to abandon the graphics-application market.

16.   But that dream ended quickly when they lost to their longtime ACC rival, Duke, in the semifinals.

17.   Clinton offered words of encouragement to the students, who for the last three weeks have attended classes at Chatfield High School, their longtime rival in athletics.

18.   Democrat Smith and Republican Lungren are longtime political rivals.

19.   Five times, her victim was old pal Chris Evert, her longtime rival in one of the great sports soap operas this century.

20.   For Cuba and Iraq, two longtime rivals of the United States who also attended the meeting overnight, the bombing offered an opportunity to vent their own anger.