31.   Last spring they blew chances to sweep Sacramento and Phoenix, and sputtered in closeout games six times.

32.   Later, presidential press secretary Martin Fitzwater joked that the White House had blown another chance to get rid of Thomas.

33.   Montanez considered giving up when he apparently blew his one chance.

34.   No points were scored in the third quarter because both teams blew offensive chances, especially Atlanta.

35.   Not only was I late, I had just blown my chance to last the year without being locked out.

36.   Now he has blown the chance of any early reconsideration of sanctions.

37.   On Saturday night, the Islanders blew a chance to revive their dying playoff hopes at Maple Leaf Garden.

38.   PC blew a chance to tie or win when forward Jamel Thomas misfired just before time expired.

39.   Ruiz was told that he had blown his chance to be a champion.

40.   Russia, Boym thinks, blew its chance to make history.