31.   McBride researched his role by hanging out with a principal in an inner-city school in Chicago.

32.   NATO at this stage can play an important role by increasing its visibility in the region.

33.   Ms. Greer said she was recently offered a role by a German director who thought she was a young woman.

34.   Newton, who knew nothing about either Jefferson or Hemings when she was cast as Sally, said she prepared for the role mostly by reading.

35.   News Corp. argued that it performs a vital role by injecting long-absent competition and increasing available choices of entertainment and news programming.

36.   News Corp. said it performs a vital role by injecting long-absent competition in the TV broadcast marketplace, boosting available choices of entertainment and news programming.

37.   Now actors who have researched their roles by hanging out with cops are given offices that replicate police stations down to the last coffee stain.

38.   North Korea has rejected a prominent role by South Korea, a position that has snagged the agreement in recent weeks.

39.   On the other hand, Kaiser wants the Kennedy Center to play a national leadership role by both producing and presenting the most creative performances in America.

40.   Pileggi says De Niro prepared for the role by spending considerable time with Rosenthal, who now runs a nightclub in Florida.