31.   With the delivery of a healthy baby girl Saturday, Crown Princess Masako ended a long drought in births in the Japanese imperial family.

32.   A long drought over the past few months and traditional slash-and-burn land clearing by plantation owners and farmers have caused the fire and haze.

33.   A long drought in the Sahel grasslands near the Sahara in Northern Africa has caused huge and more frequent dust storms in recent years.

34.   African and other animals in a Philippine sanctuary are dying because of a long drought attributed to the El Nino weather phenomenon, sanctuary officials say.

35.   As farmers, most of the people here hope the present long drought will end soon.

36.   At least, they think, the shinier urban centers promise better living conditions than many rural areas which have been devastated by the long drought.

37.   Cosmos Bottling Corp. yesterday said the long drought and the economic crunch will keep sales growth robust this year.

38.   Exports in wheat, barley, wool and other agricultural products rose sharply in December after heavy rains broke a long drought.

39.   First-place Munich, galloping away from rivals, hopes this is the side that can conquer Europe again after a long drought.

40.   Following a long drought, Kobayashi won the Rainbow Foods LPGA Classic in August, also in a playoff.