21.   Such a dangerous showdown is likely to hurt both the president and Gingrich.

22.   The final showdown is worth the wait because such care has been taken to establish the stakes in terms of honor.

23.   The Eckersley-Tony Gwynn showdown was a classic between two potential Hall of Famers.

24.   The made-for-TV showdown is live from the Bighorn course in Indio, Calif.

25.   The showdown could be at hand.

26.   The showdown is between Red Bullet and Fusaichi Pegasus, with a few familiar faces thrown in.

27.   The showdown is one of the most memorable scenes in boxing-film history.

28.   The showdown will be in the State Senate, which Democrats control.

29.   The showdown is the first major battle for Scott Harshbarger, the former Massachusetts attorney general who is now president of Common Cause.

30.   The showdown was with his own loyalists.