31.   Normally jovial and accessible to the news media, Bowden has circled the wagons since a story in Sports Illustrated last May reported on the shopping spree.

32.   Or circling the wagons?

33.   Playing at home and boasting a defense that led the league in fewest points allowed, Jauron might want to circle the wagons offensively and play to avoid mistakes.

34.   Publicly, at least, the Republican establishment has circled the wagons against a primary challenge.

35.   So get your kicks, Chevrolet, but circle the wagons at night.

36.   Some analysts saw the merger plan, involving Uneximbank, Menatep and Most-Bank, as an attempt to circle the wagons against the growing storm.

37.   So maybe the Giants have not gone into their huddle and refused to come out, but Fassel is circling the wagons to keep out the distractions.

38.   Tekelec, a Calabasas-based maker of diagnostic and network switching equipment for the telecommunications industry, is circling its wagons.

39.   The Belle family of Shreveport, La., in fact, has circled the wagons and taken a no-interview stance.

40.   The busy-signal crisis hit almost immediately, and he circled the wagons, while organizing a massive effort to install half a million modems.