31.   ValuJet had announced that it hoped to return last week, then ditched that plan when it became clear the airline would not have the approvals.

32.   What most people wear underneath their clothes has become as much a fashion statement as the clothes themselves.

33.   We are fortunate that so many consumer advocates, lawyers and lawmakers recognize how stupid we have become.

34.   Whatever else it has become, the Kenneth Starr investigation has been, most fundamentally, a project of the Washington media and the federal bench.

35.   Whatever their reasons, the volunteers have become part of a beloved tradition at many public schools.

36.   What if I hate the way my phone has become a barrier to communication instead of an aid?

37.   Whatever its nature, the star of Bethlehem has become a beloved symbol of Christmas.

38.   After eight years, she and her husband divorced when it became clear she could not have children, relatives said.

39.   And if not Carter, said the newspaper, then Wei, who has become of symbol of the pro-democracy movement in China.

40.   And what a career it has become!