31.   The velvet rope then was hot-glued to the cone.

32.   These days a public appearance for Dole still means a black Lincoln Town Car, a holding room, velvet ropes and young men whispering into walkie-talkies.

33.   There is no sign and, as yet, no velvet rope or gatekeeper.

34.   Toys that required you to run and laugh and squeal, and no velvet ropes were required.

35.   Two nights trolling for music revealed that most clubs now boast velvet ropes and DJs rather than bands.

36.   Until then, throughout this training camp, Smith will be cordoned off with velvet theater ropes.

37.   When I leaned too far over the velvet rope, he grabbed my elbow and pulled me back.

38.   When the brief expansion committee meeting broke up Sunday, owners emerged from behind the velvet ropes with gray faces and the company line on their lips.

39.   With more velvet ropes sprouting up on the South Florida landscape, we needed some getting-in advice from a pro.

40.   Yet while the red-hot feel of celebrity seemed to die as tragically as Gianni Versace, the high prices and velvet ropes remain.