31.   And while Staples and OfficeMax have gained ground recently and Office Depot may face difficulties in the short term, it remains a sound company.

32.   And without enough software made by likes of Toshiba EMI Ltd., Victor Entertainment Inc. and Pony Canyon Inc., Toshiba and Matsushita would face difficulties selling the hardware.

33.   As a result, many concessionaires are facing serious difficulties in paying back their debts.

34.   Arabs also face more difficulty than Jews in dealing with the government bureaucracy.

35.   Banks will also face difficulties in commercial lending, which still constitutes more than half of revenue for most banks.

36.   Both he and Clinton faced other difficulties as newcomers in New York.

37.   A baseball official said he believed Dolan would face difficulty being approved.

38.   A month ago, Mexican banks began to restructure loans from debtors facing financial difficulties.

39.   A widening deficit in the current account is often seen as a warning sign that an economy may face difficulties in meeting payments.

40.   After returning from a similar assignment in Afghanistan, he discovered that other relief workers faced similar difficulties after they came back.