31.   Aides say the president, who is on vacation at a hunting lodge outside Moscow, has studied the plan.

32.   At that point, the United States held up a decision, saying it needed more time to study the plan.

33.   As the strike entered its fifth month, the union and its economists in Washington spent Monday studying the plan, which they received Sunday night.

34.   Baseball officials are planning more promotions in Mexico and are studying a plan to allow All-Star balloting in the country.

35.   Bond lawyers still need to study the plan, and the King County Council still must take a vote to raise local taxes, they noted.

36.   Board members said they would study the plan, but expressed concerns about having to close off at least one major street for the event.

37.   Bridge directors initially voted down the proposal, but ordered staff members to study the plan and come up with possible guidelines by next month.

38.   Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai said Annan had agreed to study the plan.

39.   Farmers were studying the plan before further comment, he said.

40.   Farmers were studying the plan before further comment, they said.