31.   This year, with Democrats and Republicans alike claiming victory, the burning issue was how to parcel out the candy.

32.   This is, after all, a burning issue.

33.   Through the years, the Texas-Oklahoma border brawl has been used to decide countless burning issues.

34.   Two years ago, when President Clinton made it the centerpiece of his administration, it was the burning issue of our time.

35.   Underlying his teen-age anxieties was the burning issue of his sexuality.

36.   When that happens, the citizens of the commonwealth will be able to concentrate on the next burning issue.

37.   When it came to race relations, another burning issue of his day, Fulbright had a politically convenient blind spot.

38.   While Japan continues to be a point of concern for the U.S., trade with China is also a burning issue.

39.   While trade with Japan continues to be a point of concern for the U.S., trade with China is a burning issue.

40.   Another burning issue is how to make the transport sector less polluting.