31.   Toledo said that on the day he was fired the new coach at Missouri, former USC coach Larry Smith, called to offer him a job.

32.   Two recently signed recruits called to offer congratulations.

33.   Valentine had just ended an often difficult, but successful, season managing Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan when the Mets called to offer him the Norfolk job.

34.   Vice President Al Gore called to offer his condolences.

35.   When a paper in Baltimore called to offer another job, I leapt at the opportunity.

36.   While some said they called simply to offer her support and encouragement, others said they called to offer advice.

37.   Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien said U.S. President George W. Bush had called to offer his condolences and pledged to cooperate with a Canadian investigation.

38.   President-elect Bush knew Rice well and called to offer condolences, Condoleezza Rice said.

39.   Prime Minister Jean Chretien said President George W. Bush had called to offer his condolences and pledged to cooperate with a Canadian investigation.

40.   Several Brazilian and American firms have called to offer him a job, he said.