11.   It is not surprising that the Ivoirian government is loath to take on genital cutting, despite the existence of laws that could be used to stop it.

12.   NASA wants to close every legal loophole that could be used to stop the launch.

13.   Sherry is also fortified, meaning lower-grade wine is used to stop its fermentation.

14.   Such therapy was used to stop a heart attack in Yeltsin last summer.

15.   Sullivan apparently wants to convert to a more pressurized eight-man defensive front, which many opposing teams used to stop his defense this season.

16.   The center is named for Dr. Yevgeny Chazov, who pioneered in the modern clot dissolving techniques used to stop heart attacks in progress.

17.   The center is named for Dr. Yevgeny I. Chazov, who pioneered in the modern clot dissolving techniques used to stop heart attacks in progress.

18.   These suitcase-size instruments are increasingly being used to stop drug smugglers from entering the country and terrorists from blowing up airplanes.

19.   Though there is no nudity in the morning, half of the women who used to stop in for coffee on their way to work no longer do.

20.   To prevent that, many hospitals have installed the same kinds of security devices used to stop shoplifters.