31.   In other words, if Clinton proves ineffectual on the world stage, the fault lies with him -- and predates the arrival of Starr as his grand inquisitor.

32.   Indian Charlie was the more highly regarded of the two, but Real Quiet proved best on Derby day.

33.   It was a concept Kahn proved on ground-, radio- and satellite-based networks for the military.

34.   Johnson proved on Sunday afternoon that he could do it with the right cast.

35.   Jeff Gordon proved Sunday he has little else to prove on the tracks of NASCAR.

36.   Jerry Rice is the most practiced practitioner of the art, as he proved again on Monday night, but the stage is getting crowded.

37.   Many Republicans say the science has not been proven on global warming and, therefore, there is no need to create a bureaucracy around it.

38.   McCain has proved agile on the campaign trail so far, and the poll gaps between the candidates are not large in some cases.

39.   More important, the Nets proved on Wednesday that they can beat teams they are supposed to beat as well as those they are not.

40.   Nor, as its performance proved on Wednesday night at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, is the company simple to define.