31.   But UMass remains among the most expensive public colleges in the country.

32.   But the result is that the day cruises remain among the most loosely regulated forms of international travel originating in the United States.

33.   Champagne remains among the most profitable provinces of the LVMH empire, but Bernard Arnault, the LVMH chief executive, recently began expanding into nonbubbly wine.

34.   Cleese is intent on remaining among those who do enjoy themselves.

35.   Colombia must encourage more domestic savings to expand its stock markets, which remain among the smallest in Latin America, the president of the Bogota Stock Exchange said.

36.   Despite some concern, investors continue to be drawn to Cisco, Nortel and other Internet infrastructure companies, whose stocks remain among the most highly valued.

37.   Dentists remain among the skeptical about the assertions that crowns have turned to gold in the Parker County seat, famous for its peach crop and cutting horse ranches.

38.   Even so, jitters remained among some recipients of PacTel support.

39.   Emanuel Steward, Jesus Rivero and Joe Goossen reportedly remain among the favorites.

40.   Even in this dot-com-crazy era, books remain among the most appreciated of presents.