31.   After several failed efforts with a makeshift nozzle, she assured us her husband, Mike, would inflate it when he got home.

32.   All in all, a decent effort with some nice nuances.

33.   All this makes for a slightly gratuitous effort with the kind of star and lyrical power that should make Joe second on the list that Pun tops.

34.   Already, Cheney had been discussing how to advance the peace effort with Bush and top aides.

35.   Bringing them into the new complex will foster greater interaction of these efforts with electrical engineering and computer science courses, officials said.

36.   But enterprising communities, like Vallejo, California, are fighting back, pooling efforts with developers to find alternative uses for the properties.

37.   But in trying to salvage the deals Murphy will have to do a better lobbying effort with owners as well as negotiate less restrictive terms.

38.   But it was a tremendous effort with no results at all.

39.   But many lenders say they plan to redouble their efforts with minorities because those growing populations are the future of their home loan business in the Valley.

40.   But the efforts have been complicated by the paramilitary groups, who have attacked peace advocates and worked to derail peace efforts with rebels.