31.   Last year, another Fiat subsidiary, Ferrari, assumed management control of Maserati, its longtime rival on the race track.

32.   Longtime rivals Denver and Oakland will pursue Cox.

33.   Miller said she has eased tensions between longtime rivals Dallas and Fort Worth.

34.   Not even the sight of his longtime rival across the net could inspire a comeback by the wilting Sampras.

35.   Nothstein had to beat his longtime rival and the two-time defending Olympic gold medalist, Jens Fielder of Germany, in the semifinals, and did.

36.   One issue that has saved her has been the lackluster performances of her peers, including Irina Slutskaya of Russia, a longtime rival.

37.   Pakistan, a longtime rival of the alliance and now a crucial U.S. ally, has said it does not want the alliance forces to enter Kabul.

38.   Pettitte and other Yankees have made calls trying to persuade Mussina, a longtime rival, to join them.

39.   She and Wickremesinghe, longtime rivals, are now cohabiting in a government that is a mixed presidential and parliamentary system.

40.   So it comes as only a mild shock that Corzine and Meriwether, longtime rivals and even bitter antagonists as recently as last fall, have joined forces.