31.   Players were crashing each other against the boards, but no goals came despite three manpower advantages in the period, two by the Devils.

32.   Profits also got a boost from cost cutting, and came despite added costs due to the opening of the New Kansai International Airport last September.

33.   That degree of success has come despite the extraordinary way in which doctors have carried out the first hand transplant performed with microsurgery and anti-rejection drugs.

34.   That decision comes despite a lawsuit Swett filed with the New Hampshire Supreme Court two days ago, challenging its constitutionality.

35.   That defeat came despite an American-style campaign by Ortega and a complete change of image.

36.   That loss came despite higher world metal prices, which have boosted the earnings of most Australian mining companies.

37.   That comes despite his protests of innocence.

38.   That drop in concern came despite an abundance of peers they saw as potential attackers.

39.   That lower turnout came despite major population gains and huge increases in the numbers of registered voters.

40.   That success came despite competition from five other wireless competitors in greater Boston alone.