21.   Evolution would be taught as a cornerstone of science in revised standards the board will consider Wednesday.

22.   For example, the board might consider raising property taxes on commercial office buildings and hotels to help lessen the need for district spending cuts.

23.   First Interstate issued a terse statement saying that its board would consider the Wells Fargo offer.

24.   Formally, the bank says its board is considering internal and external candidates for chairman, but it has not hired an search firm to look for outsiders.

25.   Gertrud Erismann, a spokeswoman for UBS, said its board would consider its response at a meeting on Thursday night.

26.   Gibson declined to specify what actions the board considered inimical or to say what the vote had been.

27.   He added that Mrs. Dole had asked him to have the board consider altering the materials and that she was motivated not by politics, but her views.

28.   He further suggested that governments would apply for grants directly, and the board would consider each one.

29.   He also said the board does not consider the political implications for Bush.

30.   He said the board would consider implementing them.