31.   Steady progress today and tomorrow will lead to rapid progress over the weekend.

32.   That could change if there is an early return to bargaining by the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, followed by rapid progress on remaining issues.

33.   Tasting with others, especially those who are more experienced, can also help a novice make rapid progress.

34.   The article noted the unusually rapid progress of the case through the judicial system.

35.   The Cubs are ecstatic that Wood, coming back from elbow surgery, is making rapid progress and could pitch today for Single-A Daytona, Fla.

36.   The explanation for the jump lies largely in the rapid progress IBM has been able to achieve in materials science and systems design.

37.   The new power to grow human tissues and organs is a result of years of basic research followed by rapid progress in molecular biology and genetic engineering.

38.   The officials said the talks had made rapid progress in the last few days.

39.   The rule among the fly community is to share without obligation, Rubin said, a custom he views as conducive to rapid progress.

40.   The sourness is widely felt by Poles, whose rapid progress is nonetheless falling behind their own expectations.