31.   Appearing with him was Warren G. Christopher, also a former secretary of state, whom Gore appointed to oversee his efforts on the Florida battleground.

32.   Banks have concentrated efforts on absolute requirements, like interbank payments.

33.   Baker has concentrated his efforts on the gas business and gas companies, says Nan Musso, skills development coordinator at Chevron in Houston.

34.   Boeing has all but abandoned efforts on the new planes, at least in the near future.

35.   Boeing and McDonnell Douglas officials said cooperation between the two companies and other U.S. airframe manufacturers would help eliminate duplication of effort on the highly specialized project.

36.   A new outbreak of fighting in Kosovo added urgency on Wednesday to international efforts on enlisting ethnic Albanian rebels in talks on the future of the Serb province.

37.   A recent study indicated that exercising at a moderately hard level of perceived effort on a treadmill burned more calories than fancier machines.

38.   A resurgent effort on Capitol Hill to boost insurance protection for bank deposits is indisputable proof you should never underestimate the staying power of a bad idea.

39.   A small committee allows special interests to focus their efforts on a few legislators.

40.   After four days of attacking the union, Giuliani escalated his efforts on Tuesday to pressure it not to strike.