31.   A close associate of Milosevic, Milan Milutinovic, is still Serbian president, but wields only nominal authority.

32.   A close associate of Tubbs said the coach wants to run his program with the autonomy he was given by Windegger but has been held more accountable under Hyman.

33.   A former deputy Manhattan borough president, Johnson is a close associate of Richard D. Parsons, a co-chief operating officer of AOL Time Warner.

34.   A man with a taste for double-breasted suits and Bach, Montesinos was long a close associate of the Central Intelligence Agency, according to Peruvian and American officials.

35.   A key leader of the group, Ayman Al-Zawari, is a close associate of bin Laden in Afghanistan and serves as his personal physician.

36.   A Republican, she is a close associate of Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida and worked for George W. Bush in the recently ended campaign.

37.   A spokesman added that Dole did not consider Fireman a friend or close associate.

38.   Accounts of events leading to the arrest of Yousef suggested that he and Parker were close associates.

39.   According to one person who attended the meeting, the money was offered by a wealthy member of the Paraguayan Congress who is a close associate of Wasmosy.

40.   After being privatized, the company came under the control of Alexandr Rezes, a close associate of former Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar.