31.   As Gore lines up ritual endorsement after endorsement for the Democratic presidential nomination, local party pros fret that he might be unelectable in a general election.

32.   As the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, Bush presumably envisions a commute from Washington.

33.   At debates in New Hampshire and Iowa, the men vying for the Republican presidential nomination have been queried about whether they would appoint pro-life judges to the bench.

34.   Ashcroft has been traveling the country for more than a year, gauging the extent of support for a campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.

35.   At that meeting, the AFL-CIO will consider whether to endorse a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination.

36.   At the same time, some potential candidates for the Republican presidential nomination are now speaking of the need to send in ground troops.

37.   At home, Dole had clinched the Republican presidential nomination earlier in the month and was assembling a team of economic advisers.

38.   At the time, he was running for the Republican presidential nomination on a platform designed to appeal to the religious right.

39.   At the moment, Bill Bradley remains a long shot for the Democratic presidential nomination.

40.   Bass said that he had heard that Gingrich was privately expressing concern that Buchanan could cost Republicans control of the House if Buchanan won the Republican presidential nomination.