31.   He could, but it is not likely that Gore would trumpet his remarks during the primaries that he would back civil unions between gays.

32.   How can Americans adjust their behavior, reverse the rising tide of rudeness and achieve a more civil if not perfect union?

33.   If a gay or lesbian couple takes over a struggling dairy farm, would opponents of civil unions withhold from them the benefits the state extends to family farmers?

34.   If he had voted against civil unions, MacDonald said, how was he going to explain it to his junior high students?

35.   In the heat of the debate last year, The Herald published an advertisement from a group called Who Would Have Thought Inc., which opposed civil union.

36.   In Vermont, civil unions came about only after a lengthy and confrontational process.

37.   Is the court satisfied that the bill to create same-sex civil unions will end the discrimination it found, or is it contemplating further action?

38.   It is not that the opposition to civil unions has gone away.

39.   It is unclear how much of an issue civil unions would be in the general election.

40.   Julian and Stone are in many ways typical of couples seeking a Vermont civil union.