11.   A union spokesman, Ron Judd, scoffs at the notion that the strike is causing irreparable harm to the bosses.

12.   Both cars are just beginning to arrive in dealer showrooms, and a strike could cause a shortage.

13.   But if a strike causes severe economic disruption and there is no prospect of a settlement from informal talks, look for Clinton to appoint an emergency board.

14.   But the strike caused UPS to lose customers to other delivery companies.

15.   But while the strike has caused chaos elsewhere, the Dayton factory gates were peaceful Wednesday morning, as they have been throughout the strike.

16.   By contrast, a strike could cause more damage to baseball.

17.   GM said a strike would cause a parts shortage that would halt its North American car and truck production in about five days.

18.   Last year, Clinton ordered pilots at American Airlines back to work minutes after they struck, saying that a strike would cause too much disruption to the economy.

19.   On Sunday, Ashcroft renewed the alert, saying American retaliatory strikes might cause the already sizable risk of terrorism to rise.

20.   Private economists say the strike will certainly cause hardship for some businesses because of the vastness of the UPS network.