31.   A loss by Republican Senator Jesse Helms in North Carolina would be another bad omen for the GOP.

32.   A loss by the Gators Saturday will leave the SEC without an unbeaten team or presumably a contender for the national title.

33.   A loss by Oakland in Seattle on Thursday night would give Texas first place.

34.   A loss by the Sonics would mark the third time in the past four seasons they would have been bounced from the postseason in the first round.

35.   A preliminary accounting of losses by state investment funds indicates that retirement systems for state employees and teachers lost money on the Enron plunge.

36.   A primary loss by Miller kept them apart, and Mattingly went on to defeat Democratic legend Herman Talmadge for the seat.

37.   A victory in its final game at Yale next Saturday or a loss by Dartmouth to Princeton would give Harvard its third outright title and ninth overall.

38.   A victory by San Francisco and a loss by St. Louis will be largely irrelevant, since they are not in our conference.

39.   Action is essential because Japan is in the midst of a severe credit crunch as shaky banks try to avoid new losses by avoiding almost all loans.

40.   All other teams would require at least one loss by a team not remaining on its schedule to reach San Antonio.