31.   It backs the idea that sexual harassment between students in public schools is a valid claim under Title IX.

32.   Leading industry groups backed the idea.

33.   More than seven in ten backed the idea of the government monitoring the conversations between suspected terrorists in jail and their lawyers.

34.   Rappaport backed the idea of combining all the New York futures exchanges.

35.   Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, a conservative Republican from California, strongly backs the idea of limiting the number of terms members of Congress may serve.

36.   Rexrodt, who this week backed the idea for the first time, is especially keen for rapid results.

37.   Several Bay Area legislators say they back the idea.

38.   Sen. Trent Lott, the majority leader who backs the idea, met with supporters and opponents on Thursday to try to arrange a separate vote on it.

39.   She says unions back the idea of labor-management safety plans, which work well when taken seriously.

40.   She backs the idea of the legislation, but opposes this bill, she said.