1.   And Leonard knew his valiant comeback effort had fallen short.

2.   As part of the comeback effort, the company plans to open three new stores next month in Danvers, Providence and Worcester.

3.   AirTran Airlines on Monday rebutted accounts of new safety problems at the carrier, hoping to minimize the damage to its comeback effort.

4.   But the Ranger comeback effort was hindered by a penalty for too many men on the ice.

5.   But the Hoyas repelled any further comeback effort.

6.   But this was close, very close, thanks to an incredible comeback effort by Bills quarterback Doug Flutie in one of the best games of the year.

7.   Cone trained hard in the offseason to prepare for the comeback effort.

8.   In both losses, they spotted their opponents double-digit leads in the third quarter and failed in valiant but unfulfilling comeback efforts.

9.   In many ways, Steward, his new fighter and the voluble fight salesman know the bout Saturday night is a comeback effort.

10.   Ken Khachigian, the senior adviser for California operations, said that the campaign had enough money to stage the comeback effort here.