31.   For centuries, the fast-moving tides forced pilgrims to make a mad dash across the sands at low tide.

32.   Fireworks, for example, can frighten an animal into making a mad dash for quiet.

33.   He had Ressam take off the jacket, and the Algerian made a mad dash for freedom down Laurel Street.

34.   His last walk was more like a mad dash to his Cadillac to escape the pounding raindrops.

35.   If this is the second half of the season, then it comes as no surprise that the Dallas Mavericks are making a mad dash toward next season.

36.   In our rush to get away from government regulations, in our mad dash for cost-effectiveness, we are in danger of creating even worse problems.

37.   In the immediate aftermath, NASCAR fans nationwide descended on speedway gift shops in a mad dash for Earnhardt memorabilia.

38.   Instead, the mad dash is often seen among well-fed, secure, happy house cats.

39.   Its ever-suave Mayor, Willie L. Brown, Jr., has led municipal leaders in a mad dash for political cover.

40.   Key players in the Simpson trial and those in supporting roles already have begun the mad dash for cash, in a race before their celebrity fades.