31.   Mahatma Gandhi struggled to reform the caste system, renaming untouchables harijans -- beloved of God.

32.   New genetic research supports the historical theory that the Hindu caste system of India was more the invention of Europeans than of Indians.

33.   No matter how much the world changes, the caste system of a typical American high school seems inviolable.

34.   Others, like the two-time defending champion Houston Rockets, have a simple caste system.

35.   So there is no shortage of opportunity, no hopelessly entrenched caste system to thwart organizations that think creatively and spend prudently.

36.   Some grievances among writers may seem petty, but underscore their sense that in the caste system of Hollywood, they are treated like untouchables.

37.   Still, some people say the sky-high ticket prices are yet another example of the fan caste system being created by big-time sports.

38.   The Bajorans, with their religious rituals, caste system, pierced ears and newly won freedom from the Cardassian Empire, might be Indians or Palestinians.

39.   The caste system is now crumbling.

40.   The dinner guests were divided according to the caste system of political fund raising.