21.   And he has made inquiries of major paint manufacturers to see whether they can create a water-base paint for automobiles.

22.   And if owner Tom Hicks indeed has money to spend, should the Stars at least be making inquiries about free agents such as Valeri Kamensky?

23.   And in San Antonio, federal agents were making inquiries about a doctor, questioning his neighbors and colleagues at the University of Texas Health Science Center.

24.   And one supposes any number of NBA teams are making inquiries into how they can get some anemia for their centers.

25.   And Justice Department officials have made inquiries of executives with existing on-line services like America Online, Compuserve and Prodigy since last year.

26.   And those who made the inquiries became converts, and their transition from curious to knowledgeable was immediate, because everyone has a comment or a story about snow.

27.   Another inquiry was made after the same e-mail came to The Examiner.

28.   Armstrong said he will be making preliminary inquiries over the phone from Sweden.

29.   As the decades passed, family members would periodically make inquiries to Dutch and American officials, with no luck.

30.   At least one Chiefs assistant coach has made informal inquiries about George, but the Chiefs will not claim him off waivers if he is released.