31.   For the most part, the airlines are throwing their support behind the Senate measure.

32.   Forbes dropped his presidential effort after losing a string of primaries and threw his support behind eventual Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole.

33.   Gov. Roy Barnes has thrown his support behind efforts to strengthen the laws against pimping, saying news reports about child prostitutes and their pimps saddened and angered him.

34.   Gore accused the host country of suppressing freedom and threw his support behind protesters who are demanding the ouster of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

35.   He lost but played a pivotal role in preserving democratic reforms by throwing his support behind Boris Yeltsin in a runoff against a communist candidate.

36.   He gave interviews to the BBC Pashto-language service to gather popular support behind him.

37.   He should now consider the cost-benefit ratio and throw his support behind campaign finance reform.

38.   He threw his support behind Yeltsin, was named security adviser and helped the president chalk up an impressive victory in the runoff election.

39.   House Republican leaders including Speaker Gingrich may throw their support behind a bill, said Gingrich spokesman Tony Blankley.

40.   House Republican leaders are trying to build enough support behind the bill to force Lott to relent.