31.   When the machines became commonplace about a decade ago, they were used mainly to scan the spine, the knee, and the brain.

32.   Yet there is a nagging doubt in my mind that my new machine might somehow become as redundant as a Yorkshire coal miner.

33.   People with enough money have gotten around the lack of electricity by buying generators, but the imported machines have become more expensive as demand has risen.

34.   After World War II, which was won with the crucial assistance of technology and mechanical invention, the machine became the default icon of progress.

35.   And unless Dutch machines are manufactured, English machines will become standard in the workplace, said Levelt.

36.   For many students, the machines have become almost indispensable now.

37.   If the FDA follows the advice, the machine could become the first approved for a condition often frustrating to treat.

38.   Should that day arrive, says Kurzweil, machines will have become human.

39.   The problem, supporters of the new law said, is that the machines have become illegal gambling devices where players receive winnings.

40.   Unless Dutch machines are manufactured, English machines will become standard in the workplace, said Willem Levelt, director of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics.