31.   The closest Anaheim came to scoring was when Chad Kilger hit the post in the final minute.

32.   The closest he came was a reference to the Florida presidential election recount.

33.   The closest Boston came to scoring was when Glen Murray hit the post in the second period.

34.   The ruling came as Simpson was reportedly on the brink of a major change in his legal strategy.

35.   The spokesman said the White House call came as Major was about to leave on his first visit to the Middle East.

36.   The attack came as Hezbollah was on a war footing with the Israeli army in south Lebanon.

37.   The controversy came as Negroponte was due in Damascus late Sunday for talks starting the next day on cooperation within the Security Council between Syria and the United States.

38.   The killing came before Scopelliti was to hand down appeal rulings after the first mass trial of Sicilian Mafia leaders in Palermo.

39.   The meeting came as preparations were under way for a first meeting between US Secretary of State Warren Christopher and Primakov in early February.