31.   The Pirates collectively have to match that performance to maintain fan interest in the team long enough to get a new stadium built.

32.   The Rangers left fielder, who Friday drove in a career-high six runs on the strength of two homers, matched the performance Saturday night.

33.   Watson is not making any promises about matching that performance.

34.   With the steady improvement in PC performance, personal computers can match the performance of Unix work stations at perhaps half the price or less, by some estimates.

35.   Both Clarke and McDowell made the halfway cut Friday with nothing to spare, and Clarke appeared intent on at least matching his performance last year.

36.   In the home league, however, Bayern did not match those performances and by Saturday, Beckenbauer had had enough.

37.   Linford Christie of Britain and Carl Lewis, both with egos to match their performances, face the end of the line, with no heir in sight.

38.   Recent setbacks had raised questions about whether Chidambaram, who became finance minister in May, could match the performance of the previous administration.

39.   Researchers compared how closely the performance of one twin in each pair matched the performance of the other.

40.   Unfortunately, this performance is not matched with their efficiency as drugs.