31.   Quaeyhaegens said that legislation-wise, OTC is being given a more legal recognition as a separate segment within the total pharmaceutical market.

32.   Abortion rights advocates decried the bill as a foot in the door toward legal recognition of fetuses as people.

33.   Buchanan said the issue of legal recognition for same-sex couples extends beyond Vermont, and noted that Hawaii, California and Alaska also have debated the issue.

34.   But the bulk of the positions presented Tuesday hammered away at unions between gays as well as legal recognition for unmarried heterosexual couples.

35.   California already withholds legal recognition from gay marriages performed in the state.

36.   Common-law marriages and couples too young or too closely related to marry in California have gained legal recognition under that law.

37.   Earlier this month, Germany granted legal recognition to gay couples, following similar moves over the last decade by other Western European countries.

38.   Following his death, the government began pushing for legal recognition for the flag and anthem, although many educators and opposition lawmakers oppose it.

39.   In victory, he pledged to broaden his campaign platform, and said he will advocate gun rights and oppose free trade and legal recognition of homosexual unions.

40.   Influential gay groups are expressing disappointment with Hillary Rodham Clinton for coming out against legal recognition of homosexual marriages.