31.   -- Immigrants are twice as likely as natives to hold doctorate degrees.

32.   -- Whites are almost twice as likely as blacks to favor the death penalty, studies show.

33.   A possible reply to this is that sick women are just as likely as those without cancer to keep silent about their abortions.

34.   A recent San Francisco study indicated that gay men who inject methamphetamine are four times as likely as non-users to be HIV-positive.

35.   A recent study has found that lesbians are four times as likely as members of the general public to buy Subarus.

36.   A week ago, a statement like that would have seemed as likely as an Easter blessing from one of the chief rabbis of Israel.

37.   A. Keeping cats from sunning themselves is about as likely as keeping the sun itself from rising.

38.   A tie, at the very least, seemed as likely as a hot dog at a Fourth of July barbeque.

39.   According to CART studies, spectators at grand prix races are twice as likely as the average American to have graduated from college.

40.   According to federal safety regulators, sport utility vehicles are nearly three times as likely as cars to kill the other driver in a crash.