21.   If asked about Mercer, he comments, but only briefly before the subject somehow returns to Tyson and their future together, assuming there is one.

22.   No matter how the strike is resolved, assuming it ever is, the sport will look only worse.

23.   One can argue that such a pullback might not be a bad idea, assuming it was gradual.

24.   The House has already passed the bill, but with five more votes than necessary to override a veto, assuming all lawmakers are present and voting.

25.   There was a time when it would have been easy to assume that Dave Littlefield was finished not in one sport, but in two.

26.   Assuming his knee is strong enough for him to walk and swing, Woods will begin defense of his National Pro-Am title Thursday morning at Spyglass Hill.

27.   Assuming you are very busy to talk at the moment, how would you handle a telephone call?

28.   The job descriptions or position descriptions do not help much, that assuming they are current.

29.   The German foreign ministry said Wednesday it had no evidence the four westerners were dead, and that it therefore was assuming they were still alive.