31.   Momentum, say close observers, is building toward a collision.

32.   McGwire has been building toward this moment for at least six years.

33.   Meanwhile, a pocket of chilly, dry air will cover northern New England as high pressure builds toward Maine.

34.   Now, finally, the weather pattern here is beginning to build toward the traditional heat and humidity of our summers.

35.   Partly to mostly sunny skies will embrace the eastern quarter of the nation as expansive high pressure builds toward the Atlantic Coast.

36.   Republicans, in short, are building toward an intraparty fight over taxes.

37.   Some doubters question how the Magic will react as pressure builds toward the end of the season.

38.   So the recognition is building toward what it was in Japan.

39.   Sunshine and seasonable conditions will cover the Southeast and Florida as high pressure builds toward the Carolinas.

40.   The first two thirds build toward the last third.