11.  Mayor Vincent A. Cianci Jr., the king of comebacks, finds himself these days in the unfamiliar position of having to remain quiet.

12.  Suddenly, Sybase is in the unfamiliar position of playing catch-up with its technology.

13.  The Ducks are in the unfamiliar position of being expected to win this game.

14.  Their aggressive efforts threatened to push the Cardinals into a recently unfamiliar position on the payroll scale.

15.  Tony Delk, one of three Kentucky seniors, started his college basketball season playing at an unfamiliar position.

16.  USC was forced to play catch-up after that, not an entirely unfamiliar position for the Trojans.

17.  Williams was joined in her unfamiliar position as upset victim by the fifth-seeded Amelie Mauresmo.

18.  Australia goes into the first round of the Davis Cup this week in the unfamiliar position of underdog.

19.  It left her in the unfamiliar position of chasing the leader.

20.  Southampton, which only won two away games last season as it struggled to avoid relegation, is in the unfamiliar position of being among the league leaders.