11.  So far the missing player in this drama is Pataki.

12.  The Clippers merely had someone else step forward and erase the pain of the missing players.

13.  The MetroStars are hoping to have at least two of the three missing players back fairly quickly.

14.  The missing player in this drama, of course, is Dole, who loses votes every day he appears to be a pawn of the religious right.

15.  The only missing player was Vladimir Vorobiev, who is expected soon after his travel visa is obtained.

16.  There were no missing players.

17.  There were the missing Cardinal players.

18.  They started out by missing players because of holdouts and then had to scramble the lineup because of injuries to key personnel that kept players out for long periods.

19.  When the missing player emerged from the clubhouse, the girl pushed her way through the crowd and got him to sign.

20.  With both teams each missing key players suspended for fighting, the Knicks grabbed an early lead and never gave it up.