31.   From the CIA to inaugural parade planners, federal agencies must prepare for the transition without knowing whether George W. Bush or Al Gore will come out on top.

32.   He said the agency was preparing a response to the GAO report.

33.   In past weeks, international aid agencies have been preparing for possible war by mounting a massive relief effort to countries surrounding Afghanistan.

34.   Refugees continue to trickle into Albania and agencies prepare for more.

35.   Sezaki also said that the agency was preparing steps to deal with an unspecified amount of fuel oil that was leaking from the capsized vessel.

36.   Space agency prepares for risky repairs.

37.   The agency has prepared the Srengseng Sawah public cemetery for Moslems and the Christian Kampung Kandang public cemetery for Christians.

38.   The hearing was part of a study the agency is preparing at the request of the House Ways and Means Committee on the sanctions.

39.   The IMF is not a charitable organization or an aid agency prepared to rush in and altruistically rescue a struggling country.

40.   The move by the Bureau of Land Management came as Forest Service spokesman Ed Nesselroad said that agency was preparing to shut more of its land as well.