11.   It was reached after a year and a half of preliminary talks and a final day of wrangling at Columbia University in New York City.

12.   It was reached after only six months of negotiations that included little if any public squabbling.

13.   Its origins are most likely noble, yet its heights were reached after years of peasant refinement.

14.   Lawmakers say the accord, reached after months of negotiation between Republican congressional leaders and the Clinton administration, should pass Congress, perhaps as early as next week.

15.   Oates removed Burkett when Stanley reached after being hit by a pitch to load the bases.

16.   Officials on both sides said they were pleased with the compromise, reached after two days of preliminary meetings by advisory groups.

17.   Reached after several months of negotiations, the plan is designed to provide relief to people in extreme situations and does not include water for irrigation.

18.   Shortstop Royce Clayton reached first after being hit by a pitch, and that brought Goodwin to the plate for the decisive at-bat.

19.   Spencer could not be reached after practice.

20.   That put the Republican Party at a lower level of popularity than it reached after the government shutdown three years ago.