31.   The new pact is also less dramatic than many American companies had hoped, in part because of the financial turmoil sweeping through much of Asia.

32.   The new pact is less dramatic than many U.S. companies had hoped it would be.

33.   The new pact still commits the government to balance its budget.

34.   The new pact would follow agreements with other major Hollywood studios including Walt Disney Co. as Kirch seeks to better the film libraries of its rivals.

35.   The protection ends after seven years, even if pilots have yet to sign a new pact.

36.   The sons of Palestinian mother Raba Abu Radaha Sunday might soon be released from their Israeli prison as a result of the new pact.

37.   They and local Caribbean carriers stand to gain from the new pacts, at least for now.

38.   They were equally displeased with the new pact, but for entirely different reasons.

39.   They used the hammer, demanding that Vaughn submit to alcohol evaluation as a condition of any new pact.

40.   This new pact replaces the four-year contract he signed when he was hired in December to replace Bill Curry.