31.   Neither side expressed confidence Tuesday about where the votes would stand this year if the matter came before the full House.

32.   One curious matter had come up.

33.   Officials at nVidia said Shrivastava had been fired in early August when the matter came to their attention.

34.   Over the last few days, matters came to a head.

35.   She said Shanti was correcting the problem when the matter came to public attention.

36.   That matter came close to derailing is confirmation as chief justice, but his legacy appears no worse for wear.

37.   The good news in the Bank Bali case, he said, is that the matter came to public attention at all.

38.   The matter first came to light last month in charges filed by a prosecutor in New York involving a broad money-laundering scheme by the Carey campaign.

39.   The matter could come to a head this week, if the Senate takes up the agriculture appropriations bill.

40.   The matter will come up again next week when the House attempts to override the veto.