31.   President Slobodan Milosevic, apparently in an effort to scotch brewing public dissatisfaction, made a rare appearance Monday, his first since the start of the NATO bombing.

32.   She also ran second for the sixth time in seven starts, with no firsts since June.

33.   She agreed to this interview, her first since the press onslaught, with the ground rule that she would not discuss the princess or her problems.

34.   She led wire-to-wire in her first major as a pro, becoming the first since Liselotte Neumann to make a major her first triumph.

35.   Sorenstam has won four scheduled LPGA events in a row, the first since Hall of Famers Kathy Whitworth and Mickey Wright to do so.

36.   Stein is the first since teammate Wilson Alvarez did it when he was with the White Sox last July.

37.   Sunday was payday for the Seahawk franchise, really the first since Allen bought eight years of dreck from clan Behring.

38.   The agreement resulted from a series of meetings between NATO and Russian officials in St. Petersburg, the first since Russia concluded a new partnership with NATO last month.

39.   The company announced the moves after a regular board meeting, its first since news of the antitrust probe broke in June.

40.   The company announced the moves after a regular board meeting, its first since news of the antitrust probe broke.