31.   As more states outlaw affirmative action programs using public money, the Millenium Scholarship Program would fill the void by privately financing college educations for minority students.

32.   At a time when impatience was growing over the hunt for bin Laden, the anticipation over the tape filled the void.

33.   As viatical companies step in to fill a void left by insurers, some early critics have had second thoughts about the industry.

34.   Because his league will not play with replacement players this season, Pearlstein will fill the void by exercising and attending replacement games to scout for next year.

35.   Because private business has been hesitant, the state has been forced to fill the void.

36.   Because so few stores offer big men anything approaching one-stop shopping, Grande Central is designed to help fill a void.

37.   Basketball legend Johnson is known to build multiscreen theaters in inner-city locations in cities such as Los Angeles and Miami, filling a void.

38.   Beginning in January, Mitsubishi will fill that void with a model called the Montero Sport, a smaller and less costly version of the fill-tilt Montero.

39.   Bitter cold filled the void.

40.   -- Thunderous applause, sold out performances and glowing remarks from the critics never fill the void he feels as a conductor.