31.   Co-workers of the victims in companies from Connecticut to California struggled Thursday to hold back tears while performing mundane duties such as answering the phone.

32.   Dole held back tears as he made his short announcement to a room packed with lawmakers, reporters and aides in the Hart Senate Office Building.

33.   Fighting back tears, Ahn handed over several rings and a small gold turtle that her children gave her on her sixtieth birthday.

34.   Fighting back tears, Williams said that the Viper case was the most frustrating she had ever worked on.

35.   Fighting back tears, Bowman gave police their first detailed account of the alleged preparations for a horrendous plot.

36.   Grieving members of the Weimar United Church of Christ, fighting back tears, stooped under a hot sun and planted rows of bright flowers in the church courtyard.

37.   Gramm fighting back tears during his speech Tuesday in Washington.

38.   He took a deep breath, fought back tears, and recalled how quickly Stewart made him forget the anguish.

39.   He tried to return, he said, rubbing his sore legs and fighting back tears, because he wanted money to open a butcher shop.

40.   His Korean-born mother fought back tears as the two rode from the south satellite terminal to the main terminal by subway.