31.   With few options left, politicians now seem more resigned to further financial institution failures.

32.   With the exception of Mississippi Gov. Kirk Fordice, however, most state politicians seem to wish the idea would just disappear.

33.   Also, politicians seem to work so hard to please the rakyat in the end.

34.   And with the exception of a few still-disgruntled Republicans, few politicians seemed interested in challenging that assertion.

35.   At the same time, politicians seem to realize the value of presenting a human face.

36.   But no politician has seemed willing to countenance such a manoeuvre -- until now.

37.   Few local politicians seem to share that sentiment.

38.   For the first time in nearly two years, Bosnian Serb moderate and hard-line politicians seemed united in condemning the Brcko decision.

39.   The economy is still crumbling, and politicians seem to do little but bicker.

40.   The veteran politician seems an unlikely hero of the forests, but in his conversation with the press he demonstrated a well-rounded understanding of conservation issues.