31.   He will return this week, a frail figure slowed by age but determined to win back disenchanted Roman Catholics in the Americas.

32.   Jeter, who has slowed by right shoulder stiffness, is slated to resume throwing Saturday.

33.   Katie Douglas, slowed by a nagging ankle sprain, was there when Purdue need her the most.

34.   Montgomery said his team was slightly hampered by injuries, with Jarron Collins slowed by back spasms and twin brother Jason hobbled by a sore knee.

35.   NATO began pouring into Kosovo by land and air at daybreak Saturday, in a two-pronged advance slowed by minefields and booby-traps.

36.   NATO poured into Kosovo by land and air Saturday, in a two-pronged advance slowed by minefields and booby-traps.

37.   New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, who has slowed by right shoulder stiffness, is scheduled to resume throwing on Saturday.

38.   Slowed by the heat, weighted by somber consequence, Israelis sauntered to the polls on Wednesday to choose between Prime Minister Shimon Peres and challenger Benjamin Netanyahu.

39.   Slowed by a right ankle injury to start the year, which forced her to skip the Australian Open, Williams rebounded by winning at Scottsdale and Miami.

40.   Slowed by the fear of more landslides, rescue workers clambered carefully over the muddy earth and had failed to find any bodies after several hours of searching Friday.