31.   Slow down, lest we violate the spirit of this Texas treasure.

32.   Some watchdogs say that such confusion violates the spirit of the disclosure act.

33.   That official said the purchases violated the spirit of the sanctions.

34.   The Astros had violated the spirit of fair play, an inviolate pillar of the American Dream.

35.   The experiments could create an international furor because some Third World leaders and anti-nuclear activists have warned that such tests would violate the spirit of the treaty.

36.   The irony for Clinton is that while he kept his welfare pledge literally, he violated its spirit.

37.   The plaintiffs also contend that even if the Bakke opinion is still law, Michigan violates its spirit by making race the decisive factor.

38.   The rider certainly violates the spirit of the doctrine of separation of powers.

39.   The ruling, which enforced the letter of the law, violated the spirit of the law.

40.   They believe that replacement players violate the spirit, if not the language, of their million-dollar contracts, and that their ad revenues will suffer badly.