31.   The scarf tied around my neck became tight as my head swelled with confidence.

32.   The two became closer friends when both became less competitive, but they were never as tight as their wives, Barbara and Winnie.

33.   The strike zone is as tight as ever.

34.   Their silhouettes are lean but not as tight as in recent seasons.

35.   They brought sports to a low this year, in a competition almost as tight as the home-run race and the figure-skating final.

36.   They could wrap the Space Shuttle in it and it would be as air tight as a Clinton alibi.

37.   When carefully weather-stripped, older double-hung windows can be made nearly as tight as new ones.

38.   While election squeakers are not the norm, there have been other presidential contests that were tight as a tick.

39.   Wildcats coach Steve Lappas, who has often been as tight as his team in these situations, loosened up considerably Wednesday.

40.   With his heavy boots and jeans as tight as shrink wrap, he is obviously meant to be a Stanley Kowalski with brains.