21.   Indeed, Menino recently endorsed the concept of neighborhood schools and said he would build five more.

22.   Last month both President Bush and Powell endorsed the concept of an independent Palestinian state as a goal of negotiations.

23.   Last week, following a speech by Zedillo endorsing the concept of rank-and-file voting, Bartlett wasted no time in kicking his campaign into gear.

24.   Last summer, the American Medical Association, the American Bar Association, and even the politicized U.S. Conference of Mayors endorsed the concept of needle exchange.

25.   Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Gov. Mario Cuomo have both endorsed the concept in recent days.

26.   Other media executives are endorsing the concept cautiously.

27.   Other leaders boldly endorse the concept without suggesting how to apply it.

28.   Other panelists strongly endorsed the concept of broadening snack-bar menus with items such as chicken strips, pizza, espresso and buffalo wings.

29.   President Bush had endorsed the concept of a Palestinian state and Arafat got similar encouragement in a visit with Prime Minister Tony Blair in London early in the week.

30.   President Clinton and Ross Perot both endorse the concept, and a Senate bill that would overhaul existing campaign finance law could pose a dilemma for Sen. Bob Dole.