31.   The announcement gave no further details and left unclear whether the death was the result of an allied strike.

32.   The announcement gave no indication whether the takeover would affect the number of employees of the companies.

33.   The announcement gave no reason for the resignation and no other details were immediately available.

34.   The announcement gave no timetable for construction of the new stores.

35.   The announcement gave an across-the-board boost to Internet and telecom equipment companies.

36.   The announcement will give the President Bush some breathing room to try to strike a deal in an area that eluded the previous Clinton administration.

37.   The brief, one-sentence announcement gave no other details.

38.   The initial announcement gave no indication whether any other assets had already been identified.

39.   The initial announcement gave no indication whether any other assets already had been identified.

40.   The mid-season announcement gives the university time to launch a national search and find a replacement as soon as the season ends, she said.