31.   They say they received them only after exhaustive searches failed to find the owners, and that they have always pledged to return the books if anyone claimed them.

32.   Thousands are turned in at shelters that try to find owners, but are forced to put dogs that are not adopted to sleep.

33.   Unlike federal agencies, most state offices of unclaimed funds and property are required by state law to work to find the owners of the funds or property.

34.   When he saw the inscription, he knew he had to find the owner.

35.   With unclaimed funds pouring into the treasury, former Bay State Treasurer Crane recognized the public relations benefits of finding owners.

36.   Peter Ufford, spokesman for a Save the Grizzlies group in Vancouver, said the extension gives more time to find local owners.

37.   Police easily found the owner, whom they would not name.

38.   Police found the owner of the rifle, who said the weapon was stolen from him.

39.   Judicial authorities, meanwhile, denied a French tabloid report that investigators had given up on finding the owner of the Fiat, and would soon close the investigation.

40.   Ron Steward discovered the ring with a metal detector and the couple became determined to find the owner.