21.   The owner hired an engineer to do a structural analysis and had the foundation cracks fixed by April.

22.   The secret is in the broth, and some shop owners hire Hispanic waiters for fear a fellow Vietnamese would steal the recipe.

23.   Though few owners hire proactively, many speak sympathetically.

24.   To be sure, team owners have hired consultants who claim large economic gains from stadium construction.

25.   Unfortunately, the result too often is that an owner hires someone to kill the horse during the night and make it appear accidental.

26.   Will horse owners hire agents to negotiate with racetracks?

27.   Although police have detained several suspects in recent weeks, many restaurant owners are hiring private security guards.

28.   Baseball owners will hire a new top man after a labor agreement is reached, acting commissioner Bud Selig said Sunday, reiterating that he is not a candidate.

29.   But his status became shaky when Millen was hired by owner William Clay Ford to take control of all football operations.

30.   If the umps do quit, owners could hire umpires from minor leagues, high schools and colleges, as they have during previous work stoppages.