31.   The New York State Common Retirement Fund decided not to buy any more tobacco stocks and the New York State Teachers fund sold a portion of its stocks.

32.   The New York State Common Retirement Fund decided to stop buying tobacco stocks and the New York State Teachers fund sold a portion of its shares.

33.   The state initially considered selling a portion of its tobacco payments and using the rest for smoking prevention.

34.   The transaction allows U.S. corporations to sell portions of their operations tax-free.

35.   Three years ago, McLane threatened to sell a portion of the Astros and move them to Virginia unless a new stadium was built in Houston.

36.   To come up with the cash for a down payment, the Clintons could sell a portion of their blind trusts.

37.   To sell any portion of your shares, you will have to turn your certificate over to the broker, who will credit it to your account.

38.   Traders buy and sell portions of loans that are syndicated, or divided among groups of banks that share the credit risk.

39.   Under current law, public companies can sell portions of their operations tax-free.

40.   United hopes that selling a portion of US Airways to American will boost the chances of the merger passing regulatory approval.