11.   Clinton faces a difficult task in convincing the electorate that sending troops is the right thing to do.

12.   Chances are good, however, that the message the Sonics sent out was one to themselves, one that began Tuesday with a home rout of Denver.

13.   During a business trip to France, he telephoned and told her he was sending a ticket and that they would get married in Paris.

14.   If sending an e-mail is the online equivalent of a letter, instant messaging is an Internet phone call.

15.   If you approach your manager even a matter of days after the fact, the message that you are sending may not be the one that he receives.

16.   Later Tuesday night, another Palestinian-fired mortar shell landed near Gilo and Israeli news reports said army reenforcements were being sent to the area.

17.   Marbut was going to fly to Atlanta to make one final pitch to the I.O.C., but instead is sending Norwood.

18.   Nor is sending the police to warn him off likely to do any good, de Becker says.

19.   Sending an e-mail is a lot less trouble than writing a letter or placing a long-distance phone call.

20.   Sending messages electronically is painless, instantaneous and reliable.