31.   Sinn Fein refused, and a new tone of bitterness seeped into the public discourse.

32.   Some longtime Toronto residents say it was the gay pride parade that really set the new tone for the new city.

33.   Still, the new tone is evident in many capitals.

34.   Tchuruk set a new tone of confidence today by expressing his interest in acquiring the government-owned defense electronics and multimedia company Thomson CSA.

35.   The agreement may not augur a new tone to future negotiations between the companies.

36.   The move took the union by surprise and introduced an aggressive new tone to Irish labor relations.

37.   The new independent tone was echoed later by Majali, who told reporters at the Dead Sea that it was not important whether Syria or Jordan signed first.

38.   The new tone has also spread to Greek-Turkish relations, which for Athens more than for Ankara, Turkey, remains the top diplomatic priority.

39.   The new tone is by design, according to Senator Bill Frist of Tennessee, a co-chairman of the platform committee.

40.   The new tone was hardly accidental.