31.   Each side appears to be entering this lockout convinced that the other will cave.

32.   Each side appears to be picking the explanations and solutions it is most familiar with.

33.   Even though both sides appeared far apart, Giuliani said he was still prepared to negotiate with the Council on changes in his plan.

34.   Even with a meeting Monday in New York, both sides appear headed toward a long, tense summer of bargaining.

35.   Even with a meeting scheduled for Monday in Manhattan, both sides appear headed toward a long, tense summer of bargaining.

36.   Few people expect that the latest deaths will alter the collision course that both sides appear to have set upon.

37.   For now, with the primary in August, neither side appears to have an edge.

38.   Granik, the deputy commissioner, acknowledges the sides appear far apart but downplays the likelihood of a labor war.

39.   If they do not, the killing will resume, the general warned, adding that both sides appear ready to do battle.

40.   In this case, though, the two sides appear to remain far apart on crucial issues.