31.   Last week, Bush campaign officials proposed a series of three presidential and two vice-presidential debates, but said they wanted to shop around for other sponsors and formats.

32.   Moskowitz gained an exclusive contract to open a poker parlor in Hawaiian Gardens, but last month, city officials proposed inviting a second card club into town.

33.   Now officials are proposing new ways for the government to organize to emphasize both threats, the officials said.

34.   Officials have proposed cutting a mile-wide buffer between the counties and the rest of the state, an effort that would cost millions more.

35.   On Monday, European Union officials proposed to freeze the status quo.

36.   Other officials have simply proposed forging ahead with the program as planned and praying for a bailout if and when the money runs out.

37.   Over the years, city officials have proposed all manner of developments for the site, from a new Yankee Stadium to a football stadium to housing.

38.   Other state officials have proposed exempting only vehicles that can be proved a classic.

39.   Pentagon officials have proposed a creative way to deal with harassment and all these pesky women whose very existence is disturbing the alignment of the planets.

40.   Public health officials are proposing that the makers of cigars detail how much tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide their products yield.