31.   By reaching the finals he earned a spot in the Masters, and the victory gave him entree into the U.S. Open and the British Open.

32.   Eight straight victories had given the Americans confidence and at the beginning of the pre-Olympic series, they wondered whether Canada might have been holding back.

33.   Even so, they also said that his victory here could give him an edge in many states.

34.   For Mosley, the victory gives him the WBC welterweight championship awarded to De La Hoya when Felix Trinidad vacated the title.

35.   For Tupperware, the victory gives it more flexibility and control over its sales as it struggles to reverse a years-long decline in U.S. revenue.

36.   He said it would be hard to argue if Tennessee wins, but a Florida State victory would give Ohio State a good argument.

37.   He said the Delaware victory gives him the aura of a winner.

38.   He referred to the conference final, in which a victory gives Eastern Washington its first NCAA Tournament berth.

39.   Her victory gives blacks their first gain in this election.

40.   His victory gives Indonesia the clean break with the past for which Megawati had been the symbol, and in a moderate form that is acceptable to most minorities.