31.   Lee is on target when he cites the minuscule numbers of black writers.

32.   Morningstar senior analyst Laura Lallos cited a number of reasons, including investment styles that go in and out of favor, and turnovers in management.

33.   Ms. Mullin cited a number of macroeconomic indicators that portend healthy holiday sales, including low unemployment, fairly stable consumer confidence and lower consumer debt.

34.   Nuclear critics cite the number as evidence that sooner or later something will go more seriously wrong.

35.   Nicholas Perna, chief economist for Fleet Financial Group Inc., cited a number of factors worrying the Fed.

36.   On the contrary, he and his lawyers cited a number of memos and conversations in which his race was mentioned as a positive attribute.

37.   PayMyBills and Status Factory declined to cite customer numbers.

38.   Previous studies have shown that adult patients cite a number of reasons for not taking medications doctors prescribe, Hendeles said.

39.   Skeptics counter that builders cite a number of other factors, including a labyrinthine city approval process, that hinder new construction.

40.   She cited a number of strategies, including efforts to work with neighborhood residents to build relationships after drug sweeps on targeted blocks.