11.  As a catalog of gangsta-rap cliches, the first solo album from Death Row's Rage is nearly a parody of this tired genre.

12.  As a cinematic decision, it nearly derails a movie well worth seeing.

13.  Described in a joint news release, after which both sides declined to comment further, it was perhaps the first time they had agreed in nearly six months.

14.  Design and construction of plants and equipment to handle petroleum flow could take five years, and it may be nearly 10 years until oil flows from the project.

15.  Culturally, analysts said, PG&E prides itself on nearly 100 years of providing electricity and gas to Northern Californians.

16.  Cultured stone, which has been around for nearly 40 years, was one of the hot products at the Builders Show.

17.  DEPORTATIONS-COX _ WASHINGTON _ The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service deported nearly 112,000 illegal immigrants, many with criminal records, last year.

18.  Designers tried nearly 100 different styles and sizes of beverage containers to find a cup holder design that would accommodate the widest array of cups.

19.  Cunningham said he nearly cried when Aikman was booed by fans at Texas Stadium during the game last month against San Francisco.

20.  CUNY officials said that among the 91 students who did not pass the writing test last week, nearly 50 fell only a point or two short.