31.   More than twice as many issues advanced as declined on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday.

32.   Nationwide, broader indexes advanced as investors put confidence behind blue-chip stocks.

33.   Oil and gas producers advanced as crude oil prices moved higher.

34.   Other stocks whose earnings are domestically based advanced as concern over continued volatility and signs of slowing growth in Asia continued.

35.   Scientists were learning how the cancer cell differs from normal cells, an understanding that often was advanced as much through their failures as their successes.

36.   Setting militia members apart from most of the nation are the conspiracy theories that they advance as explanations for their problems.

37.   So it appears that the hominids of eastern Asia were as technologically advanced as their counterparts in Africa and Eurasia.

38.   Some advanced as high as Double A or Triple A before being released.

39.   Some banks, such as Credit Commercial de France SA, could advance as speculation over mergers and takeovers in the industry gains credence.

40.   Stocks advanced as Xerox Corp. and United Technologies Corp. joined the list of companies reporting better-than-expected profits.