31.   Howard Marshall and Ms. Smith make similar arguments in their suits.

32.   In coming weeks, lawmakers will have to mull over similar arguments by others.

33.   In the Senate, Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., made a similar argument.

34.   Islamic scholars have gleaned similar arguments from the Koran.

35.   Jaffe and his lobbying team made similar arguments on the Hill last week.

36.   Lawyers for the tribes characterized the decision as very favorable to their cause, noting that similar arguments were defeated in a land claim brought by the Cayuga Indians.

37.   Lott advanced a similar argument Wednesday, in back-to-back interviews with Oliver L. North and Sean Hannity.

38.   Michael Barnes, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, formerly known as Handgun Control, offered a similar argument.

39.   Now, to make progress on more controversial issues, politicians are using the similar argument that their pet causes help the fight against terrorism.

40.   Opponents made similar broad arguments against the measure.