31.   Amayreh said that reform is desired by an overwhelming majority of Palestinians and by many officials but that there is no realistic prospect that it will occur.

32.   Among women, increased rates of breast and lung cancers accounted for the overwhelming majority of the rise in the incidence of cancer.

33.   An overwhelming majority have been black churches, with nearly half happening this year, he said.

34.   An overwhelming majority of cases involve fathers who pay support and mothers who have custody.

35.   An overwhelming majority of Germans consider the death penalty as unconscionable as the slave trade.

36.   An overwhelming majority of such snooping cases, various officials say, involves curiosity about celebrities, neighbors or former spouses.

37.   An overwhelming majority of the board tentatively approved the plan Thursday.

38.   An overwhelming majority said they had no confidence in Parks.

39.   Among ants and bees, the overwhelming majority of the females are sterile.

40.   Among other stocks, Bell Atlantic Corp. said members of its main union ratified a new three-year contract by an overwhelming majority.