31.   But as fatalities among male drivers held steady over the last decade, the death rate for women climbed.

32.   But Maury N. Harris, chief economist at Paine Webber Inc., said that the Fed was likely to hold rates steady.

33.   But the European Central Bank has held rates steady and national governments in most of Europe have been unable or unwilling to cut taxes.

34.   But over large cities it will be held steady for nearly half a minute.

35.   But the decision came as no surprise to investors and economists, who had long since concluded that the Fed would hold rates steady.

36.   But the one segment of the market that has held steady all year is sales of used models of the largest business jets.

37.   But the strongest case for holding rates steady may be that there are almost no signs of consumer price inflation.

38.   But tour operators expect prices to come down in the spring if inflation in Mexico holds steady.

39.   By pushing down on a part of the heart to hold it steady, doctors can sometimes sew a blood vessel onto a heart that is still beating.

40.   Canadian stocks rose, led by Northern Telecom Ltd. and Bank of Nova Scotia, as bond yields fell after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady.