31.   Second-base umpire Gus Rodriguez made an already sticky situation worse for USC.

32.   She had struggled to get by lesser opponents, often having to rely on her big serve to bail her out of sticky situations.

33.   Sticky situations are likely to increase as more schools become business-incubators.

34.   Still, Clinton faces a sticky situation in the current skirmish with Republicans over how to balance the federal budget.

35.   The bank is anxious to avoid any characterization of this somewhat sticky situation as a case of choosing sides between Massachusetts and its pushy little neighbor.

36.   The Boston brass shares blame for this sticky situation.

37.   The couple copes by using humor to diffuse sticky situations.

38.   The Mets traded Todd Hundley to Los Angeles last week, liberating their loyal catcher and themselves from a sticky situation.

39.   There was little Marcus, who avoided the sticky situation.

40.   There are no sticky name tags, or sticky social situations.