21.   Ariano makes no bones about what it takes to keep the conversation on a discussion board at a desirable level.

22.   At a news conference Wednesday, Pataki waved off questions about presidential prospects, though he has made no bones about them in the recent past.

23.   Back home, Alex, embarrassed and furious, makes no bones about his displeasure at what he considers the childish actions of his father.

24.   Beer makers at Anheuser-Busch in St. Louis made no bones about trying to tap into the specialty market.

25.   A straightforward guy, Mediate made no bones about his less-than-stellar play Sunday.

26.   Adobe executives do not use that term themselves, but they make no bones about attacking Quark in its core market for high-end page layout software.

27.   Adobe executives do not use that term themselves, but they make no bones about attacking Quark in its core market for high-end page-layout software.

28.   Burgess, of Johnston, R.I., makes no bones about the importance of humor in the classroom.

29.   But Dingell makes no bones about the insult.

30.   But Blue Cross executives make no bones about their desire to abolish Medex altogether.