21.   Bitter enemies China and Taiwan are starting to forge ties in trade, aviation and telecommunications.

22.   Both major parties entered the election in a statistical tie in the opinion polls, after flooding television, radio and newspapers with an American-style media campaign.

23.   A homeless man was so shocked at the sight that he told Reeves he had never seen anyone dressed in a tie in his neck of the woods.

24.   A North American media blitz forced the International Olympic Committee to create an ex post facto tie in the pairs skating.

25.   A second-place tie in that category equals what KNBR averaged in the past three baseball seasons.

26.   A tie in hot, humid weather, inside a loud, hostile stadium, was all he needed for affirmation of a mission accomplished.

27.   A radio actor with communist ties in his past marries a film star who accuses him of Soviet espionage.

28.   A victory would move the Raiders into a second-place tie in the AFC West with the Chiefs and they know defending Montana is of primary importance.

29.   After his ouster Yang remained a respected party elder, with strong ties in the military.

30.   Along some streets there seems to be a pickup wearing a Chevy bow tie in almost every driveway.