21.   But the talk among teen-agers on the Great Plains reveals something deeper, a lament that no job in a small town is worth staying for.

22.   But the talk among their widows and children was more about lessons learned by all than about family bitterness or years of impatient waiting for recognition.

23.   But there was talk among analysts of possible overdraft protection from the IMF that would carry softer conditions.

24.   Classes are sometimes intimidating, she admits, particularly when talk among white and Asian students turns to high-powered Washington, D.C., internships and the like.

25.   Despite talk among Democrats of a primary opponent, no one has yet to emerge.

26.   For all the talk among conservatives about the liberal bent of the Kennedy School, the orientation has less to do with ideology than practical advice.

27.   For weeks now, the presidential talk among the Republican party professionals and hangers-on has been about retired Gen. Colin Powell.

28.   For now, political talk among students is kept to a minimum.

29.   From television shows based on put-down humor to trash talk among sports figures to name-calling at national political conventions, the cultural atmosphere tells children to let it rip.

30.   He resigned the next year to assist David Rockefeller in founding the Trilateral Commission for policy talks among Japanese, European and American leaders.