31.   The mad cow crisis has soured relations between the British government and its European partners since it broke in March.

32.   The mad cow crisis has aggravated an already touchy relationship between Britain and its EU partners over European integration.

33.   The mad cow crisis has soured relations between London and its EU partners since it broke in March.

34.   The mad cow crisis has devastated cattle farmers in France.

35.   The mad cow crisis reappeared two months ago after an increase in French cases and reports that tainted beef might have made it to supermarket shelves.

36.   The mad cow crisis soured relations between London and its partners since it broke in March.

37.   The prime ministers of Portugal and Belgium slammed the British government Friday for its political tactic of blocking European Union policy to solve the mad cow disease crisis.

38.   The psychological scars from the mad cow crisis could prove harder to erase.

39.   Under EU rules, Fischler cannot find new money to offset the economic effects of the mad cow crisis.

40.   When the mad cow crisis erupted, there was talk of destroying millions of cows over six years.