ms sql limit equivalence

Hi, I am just joining this list so if this has been covered in the past I apologize. I am working with MS SQL and would like the functionality that MySQL's limit function provides. I understand that MS SQL has no such command or equivalent. Has someone found a way to use standard (or MS SQL specific) SQL to achieve the same goal? I have seen bits and pieces of code and ideas here and there, but nothing seems to work. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks, Dean Ps. If someone would like a table schema and brief example to work with: Table table1 with columns a and b Retrieve 5 entries from table1 sorted by a Retrieve next 5 entries from table1 sorted by a ....