31.   And, most importantly, the first warm day in perhaps the most anticipated spring in recent memory.

32.   Apart from the recession at the beginning of the decade, it was the worst December for retailers in recent memory.

33.   Anticipation about the merchandising power of the most eagerly anticipated movie in recent memory has the toy industry buzzing.

34.   As for courage, Holyfield has more heart than almost any fighter in recent memory.

35.   As expected, the decline was led by the deepening slump in German construction, made worse by the coldest winter in recent memory.

36.   As it has been every time in recent memory.

37.   As president, Clinton has talked about ethics and lobbying more than any chief executive in recent memory.

38.   As the Lakers tried to escape the tremors of their most tumultuous week in recent memory, most of the players sought to retreat entirely.

39.   As it turned out, Memorial Day weekend was one of the best in recent memory in terms of traffic deaths, fires and climate in Arizona.

40.   As Treasury yields sank and yield spreads narrowed, companies locked in some of the lowest borrowing rates in recent memory.