31.   The British said this development would make it more difficult for London to persuade northern Protestant political leaders to join talks with Sinn Fein.

32.   The development makes it far more likely that the Minnesota case may be the first state action against the industry to go to a jury.

33.   The developments made it seem increasingly likely that Congress this year could enact significant changes in the ways elections are conducted and financed.

34.   The developments made it harder for NATO strategists to pick bombing targets as unsettled weather returned to the Balkans.

35.   The other development made for only a short story with a modest headline inside The Wall Street Journal.

36.   The recent developments have not made anything easier.

37.   There were signs of anxiousness in the poll, perhaps because it was conducted at a time when developments had made people feel more vulnerable.

38.   These developments have made those Christians who stay in their native villages and cities an ever-shrinking minority.

39.   These developments make the split-up more attractive, Kramer said.

40.   These developments will make it easier to determine and quantify risk, and will offer new opportunities for early treatment.