21.   Castle Rock, once a winner, has had a string of box office flops in recent years.

22.   Clinton knows history, so he is likely aware that other US leaders have had a string of embarrassments during forays south of the border.

23.   Cox also has a string of media interests including radio stations and cable TV companies.

24.   Democrats contended the block grant funding, which has few strings, could be abused by cities.

25.   Each portrait a user builds has a string of identifying numbers that can be sent by phone or e-mail.

26.   Edward Bello had a string of arrests and several convictions for petty crimes but had never spent a day in prison.

27.   For the last three years, Tiger had a string of top-selling toys, with interactive creatures like Giga Pets, Furby and Furby Babies.

28.   Gaughan has a string of four consecutive top-five finishes at Irwindale, including his May victory and a pole position he won last year.

29.   GE has had a string of mishaps since May, but company officials say they are minor and the modifications are under way to fix them.

30.   He did, and the ghost band had a string of hits both on record and in the remaining dance palaces of America.