31.   Book banning thrives in America, and California leads the nation in censorship attempts, a free-speech advocacy group said Tuesday.

32.   Bill Clinton or Bob Dole, two candidates with long histories of sensitivity to minorities, will lead a nation still divided into the next century.

33.   Both figures lead the nation.

34.   Black fourth-graders, when compared with their peers in other states, lead the nation in reading.

35.   Both figures led the nation.

36.   Blessed with the influence to lead the nation toward energy independence through conservation, he could only call once again for passage of his bankrupt energy bill.

37.   A congressional committee, dominated by Republicans, brought the network news executives to Washington to flog them publicly for making early projections that led the nation astray.

38.   A majority of American voters and many leaders in his own party regard him as a lightweight who lacks the intellectual substance to lead the nation.

39.   A year ago, with mercurial quarterback Michael Bishop running and passing, the Kansas State Wildcats led the nation in scoring.

40.   According to a recent survey, Bostonians lead the nation in ironing curtains, but rank near the bottom for ironing T-shirts.