31.   For instance, taxpayers should be careful not to jump the gun in taking the liberalized deduction for home offices.

32.   German cities have jumped the gun on this issue.

33.   Has Bush forgotten what happened to President Thomas Dewey when he similarly jumped the gun with his Cabinet names?

34.   He recalled previous free-agent dealings in which other teams jumped the gun in negotiations.

35.   Headland also said Hundt is jumping the gun.

36.   How unfortunate it would be if it turns out he jumped the gun and has to start over.

37.   I suddenly understood how people feel when someone jumps the gun with their obituaries.

38.   If lawyers have jumped the gun alleging a mechanical failure, some politicians may have jumped the other way.

39.   In addition, I jumped the gun in suggesting that Novalux will be in production by the end of this month.

40.   In recent years, to take full advantage of the January effect, investors have had to jump the gun.