1.  Any process adopted by the bishops would go to the Vatican for approval.

2.  Defensive production, if there is such a thing, would go up 40, 50, 90 percent.

3.  Dennis Erickson went over the wall.

4.  Dennis Franchione, who took over the program in 1998, went off to Alabama to revive the Crimson Tide's fortunes.

5.  Dennis Hopper went through a mini-neo-Nazi phase in episodes of "The Defenders" and "The Twilight Zone."

6.  Dennis Johnson went from college to a 14-year NBA career.

7.  Dennis Martinez went home to Nicaragua in fine style last month, traveling with Tipper Gore and six members of Congress.

8.  Dennis Rodman went on another excursion to Las Vegas on Monday, when the Bulls were given the day off.

9.  Dennis Rodman went to Vegas.

10.  Dental school went the way of the tooth fairy.