11.   Race did not appear to be a motive for the shootings, Wynn said.

12.   Race appears to have worked against Wheat.

13.   So far, the race appears to have generated little public interest.

14.   Some voters said they had been inspired to turn out by the fact that the race for governor appeared close.

15.   Still, though we are adults now in a more enlightened time, race can appear like a ghost, disrupting the life of our family.

16.   That race now appears too close to call, a Western diplomat said.

17.   The closest House race appears to be the contest for the LaCrosse-area seat of Rep. Steve Gunderson, a Republican who is retiring.

18.   The Democratic race appeared to end with less geniality.

19.   The Democratic side was supposed to be boring because the race appeared so utterly predictable.

20.   The presidential race appeared to have little impact on state legislative races.