1.   And polar bears have mounds of manufactured snow in which they can tumble and rummage for hidden food, treats and toys.

2.   All you need is a sturdy, thin-tined fork to scrape at its hard surface until you have a mound of shavings.

3.   Graphics are excellent where stadiums are concerned, so-so for the athletes, although quirky hurlers such as Hideo Nomo and Pascual Perez have their mound gyrations mimicked perfectly.

4.   Gross not only ate some of the Chinese food Saturday, but he also had a mound of sushi later.

5.   He has mounds of cultivated mussels from Prince Edward Island, all evenly sized, their shells clamped tight.

6.   I also had a mound of sauerkraut with mushrooms, as prepared for me recently by an Alsatian chef.

7.   It would be wonderful to have those mounds of data at my fingertips in a database.

8.   Their opponents have mounds of homework to do in the film room.

9.   While the Yankees have a seven-game lead over second-place Baltimore, they still have mounds of pitching concerns.