1.   The eighth time the hand enters the mouth, the thumb alone is retained and sucking continues.

2.   They keep being written off but they keep bouncing back with this the eighth time they have topped the table this season.

3.   Because of his various high crimes and misdemeanors, he was fighting for only the eighth time in eight years.

4.   Actually, this will be the eighth time he has coached a game in Giants Stadium since he quit the Giants because of health concerns following Super Bowl XXV.

5.   Business slowed at U.S. factories for the eighth time in nine months in January, the National Association of Purchasing Management reported today.

6.   But the Warriors outhustled and outshot the lethargic Nets, who lost for the eighth time in nine games.

7.   CANADIAN government bonds rose, outperforming U.S. Treasuries, on expectations the Bank of Canada may drop interest rates for the eighth time this year.

8.   Daulton, who last September had his right knee operated on for the eighth time, plans to play left field.

9.   Delaware was appearing in the Division I-AA playoffs for the eighth time.