31.   A fair number of feisty, high-octane people at Chase relish the merger.

32.   A fair number of nice blossoms sprouted, but nothing like the big spreads I saw in Europe.

33.   A fair number of Republicans are thinking about the Senate race.

34.   A fair number of influential Cuban officials appear to believe that deep changes will have to be made simply to keep the economy from collapse.

35.   A. I read a fair number of autopsy reports and see what this disease can do.

36.   A year ago, top-seeded Martina Hingis lost the final, her composure and a fair number of fans against Graf.

37.   But a fair number of initiatives also were on Eastern ballots.

38.   But even with all that, as you read in the newspapers, a fair number of times I make the wrong decision.

39.   But for those times when women want to appear youthful, a fair number of styles were dolled up in fruity, Day-Glo or pastel shades of pink.

40.   But meanwhile, substantial numbers of Serbians have died, including a fair number of civilians.