31.   However, before he could start to build, another family also eyed the same site and made similar offerings.

32.   In a rustic village in Pu Tien, Fujien Province, China, a middle-aged man knelt on the grass and made offerings to the Deity of the Earth.

33.   Making an offering is part of the devotional process, and the best skills are relied upon to make it as beautiful as possible.

34.   Many Hindu residents along the route of the procession make offerings when the chariot pauses in front of their homes.

35.   Nowadays, they still dance at ceremonies and make offerings, but they spend a lot more time selling good luck charms and cleaning.

36.   Reuters wants to list Instinet shares on the New York-based Nasdaq National Market, and it aims to make the offering by the middle of the year.

37.   The Datum festival makes offerings to Buddha and raises money to support novice monks.

38.   The offering is being made through a group of underwriters led by Lehman Brothers Inc.

39.   The offerings will be made as soon as the Israeli Parliament passes a proposed telecommunications bill.

40.   The surviving partner is free to marry a real person, but must keep an altar in the house to make offerings to the ghost spouse.