31.   Since the initial phase of reconstruction, Bunting conceded that FEMA has proceeded more cautiously.

32.   Studies are in their initial phase.

33.   The ads are the initial phase of the first brand-identity campaign in a decade for Novell Inc., the embattled network-software company.

34.   The ads are the initial phase of the first brand-identity campaign in a decade for the embattled network-software company.

35.   The company subsequently sued for breach of contract, which is moving through initial phases in the courts, McGuire said.

36.   The court ruled that judges, rather than juries, should handle the key initial phase of patent trials -- defining the scope of a patent.

37.   The initial phase of Peace Corps expansion is already taking shape.

38.   The initial phase produced a great deal of partisan bickering and some tales of sneaky, sometimes illegal fund-raising practices.

39.   The initial phases of Enron collection will be handled by the political history staff.

40.   The sums being talked about are small, at least in the initial phases, compared with the billions the international community already has poured into the area.