31.   But he suspected Brazilian authorities could well look the other way if he bent the rules.

32.   But he said many managers who wanted to lead a normal life feel compelled to bend the rules.

33.   But I began bending the rule almost as soon as I made it.

34.   But no one in Moscow has ruled out the possibility that Yeltsin might bend those rules.

35.   But Murphy, the Cornell vice president, who was dean of admissions for nine years, rejected the idea of bending the rules.

36.   But the fact the players landed in the Bahamas made it easier for administration officials to bend the rules.

37.   But the nice ladies were nice enough to bend the rules, call the insurance company and verify that I was a bad risk in good standing.

38.   Democrats have charged that local GOP election officials there with bending the rules to allow invalid ballots to be counted in the predominantly Republican county.

39.   Did he bend the rules a little?

40.   Did Riley and the Heat try to bend the rules and get caught?