31.   If this bet pays off, Ellenberger will secure his place among the minor pantheon of telecommunications luminaries.

32.   In Washington, Samhan said Arab-Americans had been making progress in recent years toward securing a place in American political and public life.

33.   Instead of securing their place among the greatest teams in history, they became a footnote.

34.   Lefty Jesse Orosco, who has all but secured a place on the roster, yielded two runs on two wild pitches in two-thirds of an inning.

35.   Mogilny is headed to the Eastern Conference-leading New Jersey Devils, who many think have just secured their place in the Stanley Cup finals.

36.   Merely by being named the first chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Tung has secured a place in history.

37.   Much quicker than he or anyone else thought it possible, he has secured his place in history, a wish with which he began his second term.

38.   Other Westerners believe the land and people in the six or seven largely rural mountain states are being used unjustly by Clinton to secure his place in history.

39.   Securing a place in the run-off would be no mean accomplishment for Yeltsin, whose poll ratings are dismally low.

40.   Securing a place for a new word is a group effort, editors agree, though the final decision belongs to Agnes.