31.   Andrew Cunagin of Salomon Smith Barney said lower oil prices as the year progresses are more likely to hit Mexico on the trade side.

32.   But APEC has made considerable progress this year in hammering out the individual action plans.

33.   But improved relations between China and Britain have contributed to significant progress this year in working out such issues, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Sunday.

34.   But neither of them is likely to push Kwan, who instead must use inner motivation to progress this year.

35.   Japanese companies generally make conservative investment plans at the beginning of the year and subsequently revise them upward as the year progresses.

36.   Negotiations with the rebel Zapatista National Liberation Army have made no real progress this year.

37.   The controversy embarrassed the government of South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, whose trademark policy of seeking engagement with North Korea has made little progress this year.

38.   The incidents embarrassed the government of South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, whose trademark policy of seeking engagement with North Korea has made little progress this year.

39.   The government talks with the rebel Zapatista National Liberation Army have made no real progress this year.

40.   Greece said Monday it was pleased with new declarations from arch-rival Turkey that gave some hope of progress this year in their troubled relations.