31.   Direct purchases are an outgrowth of the dividend reinvestment programs, or DRPs, offered by many companies that allow shareholders to use dividend payments to buy stock.

32.   Dole campaign manager Scott Reed spoke with Kemp Thursday and Friday, and asked if he would accept the post if offered by Dole.

33.   Donors competed for leadership of the aid effort, and lack of coordination in the field led to duplication between projects offered separately by individual countries.

34.   Elan offers recordings by the violinist Elmar Oliveira, the cellist Nathaniel Rosen and the Cuarteto Latino-americano.

35.   Essentially, you choose among the many options the device offers by scrolling, then picking from lists and menus.

36.   Even though I personally preferred the dramatic complexity offered by Blanchett.

37.   Families also enjoy the popular dolphin cruises offered by several tour operators.

38.   For example, one offered by Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., expressed the will of the Senate to assure that tax cuts benefit the middle class.

39.   Gephardt said he backed modest targeted tax cuts, but that Democratic lawmakers would not rubber stamp any proposal offered them by the Republican leadership.

40.   He says SunTrust will add a Web-based banking service this summer similar to that offered by competitors NationsBank and Wachovia.