31.   But Jones is so even-tempered, so unflappably confident, she has shrugged off the pre-Olympic hype about her five-medal quest.

32.   But Sampras shrugged off the suggestion that some might consider his attempt at humor to be inappropriate.

33.   But Millikan, a builder and developer in Berkeley, Calif., and a climber himself, shrugged off speculation over whether his grandfather made the summit.

34.   But taking advantage of that requires a willingness to shrug off old management habits.

35.   But shrugging off the past is not so easy.

36.   But that makes goods here that much more costly for those tourists who have shrugged off bird flu fears.

37.   But the new one thinks it is impervious to higher interest rates, and shrugs off warnings from the Fed chairman.

38.   But Voth, a tall, thin man with a passion for growing giant watermelons, just shrugged off such criticism with a quiet, understanding smile.

39.   But unlike Monica Seles, who quit nine games into her first-round match on Tuesday due to shoulder pain, Martinez shrugged off her problem.

40.   But while Gore is going to take on Bradley, Bradley plans to shrug off Gore.