31.   It starts with a formal request to the NBA.

32.   It is uncertain whether Jones plans to submit a formal request.

33.   Meyers said in an interview that if he receives a formal request from the project to waive the sterilization, he would consider it.

34.   Murphy and a spokesman for the State Department confirmed that a formal request had been made.

35.   Murphy and the State Department confirmed that a formal request had been made.

36.   Officials in Tokyo said they had received no formal American request for support and, if they did, they would study it seriously.

37.   On Wednesday, the German Foreign Ministry made a formal request to Syria for access to Zammar.

38.   Officials in Tokyo said they had received no formal U.S. request for support and, if they did, they would study it seriously.

39.   One Pentagon official said Clark had not made a formal request.

40.   On Tuesday, Cavallo filed a formal request for a criminal investigation into reports that his arrest was the result of pressure by Duhalde on federal judges.