31.   In the preliminary round, athletes perform five or six optional dives, depending on the event.

32.   Just what clinched the preliminary round for Ioudenitch, allowing him to advance to the semifinal field?

33.   Leftwing parties took a surprise lead in a preliminary round of voting last Sunday.

34.   Much of that nostalgia was evident in the anticipation of the Russia-U.S. hockey game Saturday night in the preliminary round.

35.   Most of the attention right now is on Slovakia and the inability of its general manager, Peter Stastny, to ice a worthy team for the preliminary round.

36.   Much of that nostalgia was evident in the anticipation of the Russia-U.S. hockey game in the preliminary round.

37.   Murray could win the all-around title on the basis of strong finishes in preliminary rounds during the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association show.

38.   Olinger, however, failed in preliminary rounds to qualify for the U.S. Open.

39.   On Thursday, Lewis was not included in a pool of six sprinters submitted by the United States for the preliminary round.

40.   Preliminary rounds will be in morning, afternoon and evening sessions.