31.   There was also Alaska, where both companies made major discoveries, rode the good times of huge production and struggled in recent years to stem the decline.

32.   Ward joined him in the digging and, with every new inch of skeleton uncovered, their interest blossomed into the full-blown ecstatic thrill of a major discovery.

33.   An archaeologist characterized the engravings as a major discovery.

34.   But any more major discoveries, such as the ancient brothel, could put the timetable in jeopardy.

35.   It has been one of the top performers since the company announced last summer that it was sitting on a major discovery.

36.   Several recent news reports have indicated that the Royal Dutch-Shell Group of Companies has made a potentially major discovery off the coast of the Niger Delta.

37.   She married fossil hunter and Kenya wildlife activist Richard Leakey, whose parents, Louis and Mary Leakey, made major discoveries of human ancestors in East Africa.

38.   This is the second major discovery in Egypt in a week.

39.   However, no major discoveries have yet been made and output in the area accounts for only a fraction of the national total.

40.   Analysts say an armed conflict could erupt with the first major discovery of black gold.