31.   As a teen-ager, she left home to try her luck in the capital city with a career in show business.

32.   As the contours of our little world became more defined, Beaumes established itself as our capital city.

33.   At the heart of the matter is the question of what makes a capital city.

34.   At the time, the country was in the doldrums economically, and a climate of widespread political discontent hung heavy over the capital city.

35.   Before the crackdown most Hondurans in this capital city had no option but to walk home quickly after work and shut themselves inside.

36.   Bill Miller is a lobbyist and political strategist who manages to keep a finger in just about every pie in this capital city.

37.   Both struggled for support in the highlands of Quito, the capital city.

38.   A former Miss Universe who is mayor of Chacao, a district in this capital city, Ms. Saez rose without the otherwise crucial support of traditional parties.

39.   A leftist opposition candidate, Cuauhtemoc Cardenas Solorzano, is set to become mayor of the huge capital city by a wide margin.

40.   A Quito native, Alarcon twice failed in bids to become mayor of the capital city.