31.   Its makers bill Faces as a game to build observational skills as well as a crime-fighting tool.

32.   Kennedy, who has received more campaign contributions from gambling interests than all but three House members, acknowledges that the bill faces an uphill battle.

33.   Notwithstanding its easy passage in the House, the bill faces problems in the Senate.

34.   Of course, we knew that our bill would face this scrutiny.

35.   Only a few bills have faced rancorous floor debate or major amendments.

36.   Republicans have warned that the bill may face considerable opposition in the Senate.

37.   San Francisco legislators are vowing to block the measure, and the bill faces an uncertain future in the Senate, where Democrats hold a majority.

38.   State lawmakers approved a bill Saturday that would ban the execution of murderers who are mentally retarded, but the bill faces an uncertain future.

39.   Still, the bill faces other hurdles, and supporters worry that some original backers may abandon it if the measure is weakened.

40.   Such a broad bill would face an uphill battle in the year ahead.