21.   -- The National Basketball Association and IBM signed a multi-year extension of an agreement keeping IBM the official computer technology manufacturer and the offical scoring system of the league.

22.   A Swiss company, Sius-Ascor, developed a scoring system in which bullets are fired at a rubber target.

23.   But questions have been raised about the scoring system used by Alexander Garvin, one of the six committee members who participated in the selection process.

24.   But some idiosyncrasies and potential pitfalls revealed in the scoring system may surprise consumers.

25.   Cinquanta gave the impression his proposed scoring system was months in the making, but the judging scandal surrounding the pairs competition last week gave the reforms added urgency.

26.   Comparing scoring systems is a mathematical question for which there is a quantifiable answer.

27.   Cuts will follow a scoring system that includes seniority, attendance, performance evaluations and conduct on the job.

28.   During the weekend, he heard a few of his teammates complaining about the computer scoring system.

29.   First, a basic primer on the scoring system.

30.   Floyd Mayweather, the brawling young featherweight, wanted to know why the computer scoring system had not been checked for a human virus.