Lectures on restrictor plates and aerodynamic packages tend to draw yawns outside the grease pits, but they are critical to understanding the sociology.

I never played Commandos, but, now that I have played Commandos II, I can see why Star Trek Away and Desperadoes drew yawns.

It is his wealth that heightens interest in the race for lieutenant governor, a primary contest that usually draws yawns.

Still others are entering politics the old-fashioned way by running for ground-floor offices, like a spot on the school board, competing in races that often draw yawns from native-born politicians.

Dishes that usually draw yawns from diners have been given slightly different twists by the chef, Steven Braun, on his new winter menu.

Aside from Washington regulars and scandal junkies, the hearings on the matter that gets its name from the Clintons' investment in the 1980's is drawing unstifled yawns.

Jack Kemp seemed to be the only one focused on the reach of the market crash, reminding viewers of his program for world currency stabilization, which used to draw yawns.

Later in 1997, even before "Eve's Bayou," the record improved markedly with "Kama Sutra," a glossy soft-core film that generally drew yawns from critics but made more than $4 million in theaters, setting up a strong video release.

His message is almost entirely about matters fiscal, a subject likely to draw yawns from voters in the absence of a crisis.