21.   I was born on that battlefield, becoming the one my mother could choose over my dad to pay him back for having chosen his mother over her.

22.   If he pitches this way consistently, he surely will be chosen over Kenny Rogers and Ramiro Mendoza when Irabu cracks the rotation in three weeks.

23.   In the latter case, I firmly believe there are several of the regular champagne-style bubblies that are good enough to be chosen over this maverick red.

24.   Indeed, none of the players taken Wednesday -- except for the first player chosen over all, quarterback Steve Beuerlein -- came at such a high price.

25.   It follows similar efforts by rivals AOL and CompuServe Corp. to entice people to choose it over companies that offer cheaper, bare-bones Internet access.

26.   KLM is the Dutch national airline, so why would it be chosen over a U.S. airline that flies jumbo jets?

27.   Many believe Charles Barkley was chosen over Kemp based on just that transgression.

28.   Merrill Lynch and Rothschild were chosen over six other investment firms to advise the government on the restructuring and sale of the largest state-owned company.

29.   Not every insurer he has chosen over the years has been satisfactory.

30.   Oe Call was chosen over four other bidders.