31.   They had continued to work during the past two weeks and apparently kept the news about their new windfall a secret from all but a very few close friends.

32.   He and Fisher are roommates and close friends and say their friendship have helped them deal with any disappointments.

33.   McNeil has defeated fellow American and close friend Zina Garrison Jackson in the final of the Wimbledon warmup event each of the last two years.

34.   Most states also allow family members and, in some instances, close friends, to act as surrogates.

35.   Reggiani Martinelli and Auriemma, once close friends, have bitterly accused each other in the case.

36.   She said the real owner could be Mark Jimenez, a wealthy adviser and close friend of Estrada.

37.   He also claimed that the conspirators offered bribes to close friends to reveal personal details and attempted to link him with a false passport and money laundering racket.

38.   To close friends, Tung may be the son of a shipping magnate, but he has already faced and survived tough times.

39.   Whoever gets to govern will need close personal friends among the others and there is now something of a political soap opera being performed.

40.   The battle for silver then came down to close friends Gottwald and Ackermann.