31.   Being excluded from the SWC title chase this year, Thomas said, was inconsequential in the big picture of an entire college career.

32.   Brancaccio has not provided much of a big picture, and that leaves the reader wanting much more.

33.   Brady believes anyone paying that much attention to him is missing the big picture.

34.   A big picture look at the race, with on-site color.

35.   A win would do nothing to alter the big picture, but it would mean a lot in the short term.

36.   About the only concern with losing to the Lakers was the damage it did to the big picture.

37.   Again, the responsible admissions officer cannot lose sight of the big picture.

38.   Against this backdrop, Rangers manager Johnny Oates said his message to his team was to forget the big picture and focus on each element of the game.

39.   Agassi softened his edge when detailing the big picture of where his tennis is right now.

40.   All of this may sound like nitpicking, but Donahue also was far too slow in drawing the big picture.