11.   And the Mets battled back in the oppressive heat.

12.   Apologizing for lacking a fan against the oppressive heat, Souleymane Guengueng led a visitor inside his mud-brick home after church on a recent Sunday.

13.   Beyond the oppressive July heat and the profile of Don Shula on the sunny horizon, little could be found to remind the visitor of past seasons.

14.   A boundary marking the leading edge of oppressive heat and humidity will remain draped across the Deep South.

15.   Air conditioners were conking out all over the Valley, crippled by the oppressive heat.

16.   Both players wilted noticeably in the oppressive heat, and neither seemed interested in holding serve in the third set.

17.   Despite the oppressive heat and humidity this past weekend across the Middle West, there were virtually no new record temperatures set.

18.   During the next few days, oppressive heat and humidity will spread across the Midwest.

19.   Etc. Plate umpire Harry Wendelstedt lasted into the eighth before yielding to dehydration from the oppressive heat.

20.   Even the usually low-key and pared-down Helmut Lang wore a natty blazer, despite the oppressive heat.