31.   By increasing the price of natural gas, Nassikas also helped cause a shift toward development of coal and nuclear plants, which met with objections by environmentalists.

32.   Casual clothing was the top gift, reflecting a shift toward wearing casual clothes in the office, the survey said.

33.   CMGI executives describe the shift toward an operating mentality as a corporate evolution that has been underway for some time.

34.   Columnist Chuck Colbert thinks Hollywood is finally catching up with the cultural shift toward openness and outness, tolerance and acceptance of gay people.

35.   Commercial airlines, like American and USAir, appear to be making a shift toward fleet simplification.

36.   Connecticut stocks fell for a third day as shares of United Technologies Corp. declined amid a nationwide shift toward bonds over stocks.

37.   Despite the shift toward the Republican Party, Nebraskans still pride themselves on a populist, independent streak.

38.   Death penalty opponents hope the issue will become part of a national shift toward limiting or stopping capital punishment.

39.   Does this mark a shift toward a more protective attitude among minority groups?

40.   During the past five years, however, falling prices and increasing sophistication of video equipment have caused a major shift toward video surveillance, Chace said.