11.   But recent discussions with the coach about the direction the team was heading, specifically after a lengthy meeting on Thursday, changed everything.

12.   But there was a recent discussion worthy of scholarship, about actresses who hyphenate their names, and how they always seem to wind up divorced.

13.   Despite no prospects for an auto plant, he remains encouraged by recent discussions with several industrial prospects.

14.   During a recent discussion on the Internet, a Florida funeral director complained about a saleswoman at her funeral home.

15.   His company owns the New York Knicks and the New York Rangers, and he has held recent discussions to buy the Yankees.

16.   In all the recent discussions about orphanages, an important distinction is being lost.

17.   In alt.cooking-chat, for example, a recent discussion centered on how to avoid tears when cutting onions.

18.   In recent discussions, however, Mets officials have begun to get the sense that Yoshii is interested in signing with them and will be affordable.

19.   In recent discussions between Washington and Moscow on Chechnya, Russian officials have drawn an analogy between NATO strikes in Kosovo last spring and the Russian actions in Chechnya.

20.   In response to recent discussions of quality woodworking tools, I received an e-mail that I think is worth passing on.