31.   The rise in bonds picked up speed as the stock index fell back from early highs in afternoon trading, traders said.

32.   The result is that the workpiece, unless it is very heavy, instantly begins spinning at the same speed as the bit.

33.   The wind gathers speed as it crests the hill, buffeting the old stone wall as if to erase the last vestige of the Crockett claim.

34.   There seemed to be a spring in his step and more club-head speed as Nicklaus walked off the final green grinning to the cheering fans.

35.   These shoes offer the same kind of speed as skateboards and inlines, and wearers are starting to incorporate Heelys into extreme sports.

36.   These companies will soon feature speed as a marketing tool to separate themselves from the pack, analysts said.

37.   To become airborne, a plane must reach a critical speed as it rolls down the runway.

38.   Tremendous effort has obviously been exerted to bring freshness to familiar scenes and speeches, which are sometimes tossed off at such a speed as to be incomprehensible.

39.   We who depend on the Puget Sound-area economy for our livelihoods are the passengers in this vehicle now ominously gaining speed as it careens down the hill.

40.   ZakNet, a Kuwait company, is touting speed as the main advantage of its satellite-based Internet delivery system.