21.   After a midline abdominal incision, a catheter was inserted through the gall bladder fundus into the lumen and tied in position to prevent any leakage.

22.   An opposition candidate, Vicente Fox Quesada, was virtually tied in the polls with the nominee of the governing party, Francisco Labastida Ochoa.

23.   And if handedness is clearly tied to birth order in chimps, it could throw a monkey wrench into theories of handedness in humans as well.

24.   And Parker and Musgrove tied in electoral votes, based on who got the most votes in each state House voting district.

25.   And she also gets to tie in her other occupation as the mother of two school-aged boys.

26.   And unless they win by at least two goals, they could lose out on goal differential if they tie the Yugoslavs in the group finale.

27.   And when a playoff game is tied in the eighth inning, there is no time for such eccentricity.

28.   Astros shortstop Jose Vizcaino responded with a two-out opposite-field single to tie it in the sixth.

29.   At that point, the U.S. team was tied in each of the remaining three matches with holes quickly running out.

30.   Atlanta got one in the fourth and tied it in the top of the sixth.