31.   After the compulsory round earlier this week, China was in fourth place, behind Romania, the United States and Russia.

32.   After the final pit stop, Andretti lost fourth place to Rusty Wallace.

33.   After starting the season strongly, tying for fourth place at the season-opening Mercedes Championships at La Costa in Carlsbad, Calif., Cook has slumped.

34.   Alexander, a former governor of Tennessee, who is the only Southerner in the contest, limped home in fourth place.

35.   After the restart, Duhamel was in fourth place for three laps before trailing leader Pegram again.

36.   Alexander place third again, getting no bounce, and Forbes faded further with fourth place.

37.   But after a tie for fourth place at the Phoenix Open last week, Janzen believes better days are ahead.

38.   But Gros skied his first run fast enough to hold fourth place and be in position to attack in the afternoon.

39.   But of the three U.S. sprinters in the finals, the best finish was Dennis Mitchell in fourth place, so they did nothing at all to distinguish themselves.

40.   But Lazard has slipped a bit in the rankings of mergers and acquisition advice, its core business, dropping to tenth last year worldwide from fourth place.