11.   And the chances are slim this year, since Corinthians requires only a tie in the third leg in Sao Paulo Wednesday.

12.   And the two companies have been working closely in recent months to strengthen ties in other areas.

13.   Another pinch-hitter, Bill Spiers, broke the tie in the ninth when he drove home Edgardo Alfonzo with a single to right.

14.   Another reason for the relative civility could be their seeming tie in the polls.

15.   Andersen acknowledged that sales of ties in America already had dipped from earlier this decade.

16.   Aramis Ramirez broke a scoreless tie in the sixth inning with a two-run, bases-loaded single off Astros righthander Wade Miller.

17.   Are family ties in your own family breaking down?

18.   Baltimore snapped the tie in the fifth, with Davis slapping a run-scoring single through the left side of the infield.

19.   Before long her PTA pals were stitching up ties in her basement and she was making the rounds of stores with a bag full of samples.

20.   Beit Jalla is a Christian suburb of Bethlehem, where families have extensive ties in the United States, Europe and Latin America.