31.   FleetBoston Financial Corp. will delay reporting its fourth quarter results to get a better handle on its exposure to the Argentine financial crisis, the banking company said Monday.

32.   He said the IOC has to get a better handle on how much each city spends in bidding for Games and where the money goes.

33.   Lt. Col. James Cassella, a spokesman for the Defense Department, said the Pentagon is conducting a survey to get a better handle on anti-gay harassment.

34.   Some lawmakers concerned over bankrupting the system have tried to get a better handle on controlling the increases in Medicare costs.

35.   Stocks, meanwhile, were hounded by profit-taking as the market grappled for a better handle on developments in Japan, traders said.

36.   The battle over getting a better handle on gun sales was won when the Brady Act was passed.

37.   The objectives are also aimed at getting a better handle on immigrants and asylum seekers.

38.   The decree which is to give police a better handle against the Russian Mafia has been criticized by conservative legislators for violating human rights and being unconstitutional.