31.   McCain acknowledged that he and Levin, D-Mich., face tough odds.

32.   No matter that only two previous teams, the Jets in Super Bowl III and the Chargers two years ago, faced longer odds.

33.   Now they face longer odds.

34.   So despite their plans to fight on, supporters of the bill face steep odds.

35.   Still, ABC and CBS face formidable odds.

36.   TCU has done well in a very tough and rigorous climate, in which they have often faced overwhelming odds.

37.   The legislation faces formidable odds of becoming law.

38.   The odds they face.

39.   The proposal, offered by a bi-partisan group of lawmakers headed by Arizona Republican John McCain, faces difficult odds.

40.   The president faces daunting odds in the new Congress, amid rumblings of challenges within his own party for the next presidential nomination.