31.   -- The three sides also seemed to be in agreement that the state should assist small counties that might have trouble paying for long capital cases.

32.   A few black steaks have appeared in several places on the shady side of this roof, although the sunny side seems to be OK.

33.   A sign, that is, of a race in which both sides seem likely to bash the media nonstop all the way through the election.

34.   A strike is increasingly likely as both sides seem deeply entrenched in their positions on wages, benefits and job security language, analysts say.

35.   About the only thing the two sides seem to agree on is that a bunch of lawyers could look forward to some hefty legal fees.

36.   After all the bitterness last week, neither side seemed to have much stomach for belligerence before the Thanksgiving recess.

37.   All sides seem to sense urgency.

38.   Both benches emptied, but both sides seemed intent on stopping the emotional Tarasco.

39.   Both sides seem distracted -- Washington with the restoration of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and Pyongyang with the inauguration of President Kim Jong Il.

40.   Both sides seem eager to begin a new and more productive relationship.