31.   As a junior player, Lindros admired Messier and made no secret of his desire to play alongside him with the Rangers.

32.   As competition in the networking industry heats up, Cisco has made no secret about its intention to continue growing.

33.   As the case worked its way through the court system, the Reagan and Bush administrations made no secret of their support for Barclays.

34.   Assad made no secret of his fury when Yasser Arafat signed a peace agreement with Israel.

35.   At the party conference, he irritated potential supporters by making no secret of his ambition to be leader.

36.   Athletic director Mike Garrett made no secret about his displeasure with some of the assistant coaches last season and tension remains even today.

37.   Attorney General John Ashcroft has made no secret of his support for the view that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to own firearms.

38.   Bal Thackeray, the head of the Shiv Sena party leading the government, has made no secret of his admiration for Godse.

39.   B.A.T. is negotiating a co-production venture in Guiyang, but makes no secret of its preference for owning a piece of the action.

40.   Beijing makes no secret of its antireligious bigotry.