31.   The trials were conducted before the widespread use of the PSA test and refinements in early therapy.

32.   The two candidates also ran neck and neck in public opinion surveys conducted before the vote.

33.   These rates are based on a survey conducted before the Federal Reserve policy-makers made their ninth cut in short-term interest rates Tuesday.

34.   While here, the refugees will undergo security, medical and immigration exams, which are usually conducted before refugees ever reach the United States.

35.   Opinion polls conducted before the election indicate that no single party will win enough seats to form a government.

36.   Public opinion polls conducted before the election suggested that Fernandez, with ruling party support, would win a second round against Pena Gomez.

37.   Public opinion polls conducted before the election suggested that Fernandez, with ruling party support, would win a second round between the top two vote-getters.

38.   A number of others, including weightlifters from Romania, Norway and Taiwan, were caught cheating in tests conducted before the Olympics, officials said.

39.   Analysts are wondering what kind of due diligence Bristol-Myers conducted before entering the deal.

40.   But bank spokesman Michael Wallin said Friday that that investigation was conducted before the release of once-secret British documents with new information about Nazi plunder.