1.   Having spent the past two or three years setting up their committees, they are reluctant to unravel them now.

2.   Is the applicant required to attend a training course, and if so, how many?

3.   I was putting the spuds on, I dunno twenty past two I think.

4.   As Ken Hitchcock promised, the improving Helenius cracked the lineup the past two games, pairing with Brad Lukowich.

5.   As they have demonstrated in the past two competitions, these players know how to unify as a team, and now they can rally around the Euro.

6.   A mild winter, like the past two, entices snakes to come out of hibernation earlier, find mates and reproduce sooner, and usually more often.

7.   After consecutive blowout losses to Kansas and Texas Tech, the Cowboys have recovered to win their past two.

8.   Adubato has elected to play Lobo for a very limited number of minutes in her first season back after sitting out the past two with knee injuries.

9.   Alex Zanardi won the past two here, but when he chose to leave this season for Formula One, it left Ganassi with a huge void to fill.

10.   Agassi has won three of their five meetings on clay, but Sampras has won the past two.