21.   Bates is tall, with a long stride.

22.   Elena Dementieva took two long strides and lunged for a drop shot, barely reaching the ball to hit a winner and close out the first set Thursday.

23.   McPeek says Sarava, a small horse compared to War Emblem, has a similarly long stride.

24.   The gun fires and Quirot immediately hits her long stride, her shock of braids swinging back and forth.

25.   Williams, looking more at ease on clay with each outing, controlled the match with powerful groundstrokes and her ability to cover the court with long strides.

26.   Wrestling at the Aichi prefectural gymnasium, Akebono, or Chad Rowan, overwhelmed Chiyotaikai, shoving him back and taking long strides with his powerful legs.

27.   Yugoslavia has taken long strides toward becoming a full-fledged democracy in recent months, a development welcomed by the Clinton administration.

28.   Another kilometre later, Leone surged ahead of Tummo and extended the gap with his long strides in the shadow of the New York skyscrapers.