31.   Organizers said tickets sold well, but the rain apparently discouraged the crowd.

32.   The figure was based on the number of transport and soccer tickets sold so far, according to Takujiro Kono, an official with the Construction and Transport Ministry.

33.   Tickets sell at around two yuan, with mountain bicyles and the occasional car as prizes.

34.   It said each ticket sold represented three people.

35.   Lottery tickets have also sold briskly along the Chinese thoroughfare, which has been festooned with red banners, as gamblers foresee a propitious New Year week ahead.

36.   Replacement player salaries are low, but television income would slump and reduced-price tickets are selling at low levels.

37.   Replacement player salaries are minor, but television income is way off and reduced-price tickets are selling at low levels.