31.   The broad outlines of the approach favored were agreed to at a Washington meeting of finance ministers in April.

32.   The committee will set the agenda for a June meeting of American bishops to address the sex abuse crisis that has besieged the church in recent months.

33.   The declaration followed a rare two-hour meeting of top government and opposition leaders to discuss the crisis.

34.   The deal closed smoothly late last month, without the need for a special shareholder meeting of either company.

35.   The growing ties between public research institutions and private industry is a major theme at the Seattle meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

36.   The meets this weekend are the third and fourth Grand Prix meets of the summer.

37.   The report minimized the chance that the Fed will raise interest rates at the next meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee in May.

38.   The report was presented during a committee meeting of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice in downtown Austin.

39.   The report will be presented at the June meeting of the newly established U.S.-Mexico High Level Contact Group.

40.   The statement will follow a late afternoon meeting of the board of directors, said Genvieve de Negri, a spokeswoman for the Tours-based company.