21.  Indeed, Dole and the House Speaker Newt Gingrich, found themselves in the unusual position of defending the First Amendment lest the White House move too fast.

22.  It left Flowers playing the unusual position of point guard.

23.  It was an unusual position for a star of the Paris Opera Ballet.

24.  Lawyers say he is in an unusual legal position because he has apparently been giving military authorities information about his experiences with the Taliban.

25.  Lieberman, in the unusual position of running for two political offices at once, won re-election to his Senate seat from Connecticut.

26.  Millions of Americans will this week have found themselves in the unusual position of agreeing with Fidel Castro.

27.  Morningstar Inc., the fund research firm in Chicago, is finding itself in the unusual position of supplying information but warning investors not to rely on it.

28.  Microsoft has been in the unusual position of playing catch-up and me-too.

29.  Monsanto and the public interest groups find themselves in the unusual position of being on the same side of the issue, for different reasons.

30.  Ms. Farrar has occupied an unusual position in fashion.