31.   Dave Thatcher, a staff sergeant who served as a gunner on the bombing mission, was an active part of the history.

32.   Did Army troops at the scene take an active part in the operation?

33.   Gates blames hard-liners among the attorneys general for the failure of settlement talks in which he took a highly active part.

34.   Glenn, meanwhile, had given some indications he would take a more active part in the offseason conditioning program this year.

35.   He claimed that Olson, whose law firm represented the magazine, was an active part of an expensive project to expose Clinton malefactions.

36.   He played an active part in civic and cultural organizations.

37.   He took an active part in the civic and political affairs of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.

38.   He will, however, remain an active part of the Celtics, possibly getting involved in some way in ownership, which always has been his main goal.

39.   Holbrooke, who had not taken an active part in Iraq discussions since his arrival in August, has been drawn into the issue as council president.

40.   I want to become an active part of this community and begin to make friends.