31.   Some investors said the market may be on solid footing in the months ahead because demand for stocks continues to be strong.

32.   Stevenson said his wife got him on solid academic footing.

33.   The confirmation by four international scientific teams seems likely to put the search for schizophrenia genes on a more solid footing, after years of false leads.

34.   The company will reorganize under bankruptcy protection from creditors in an attempt to regain solid financial footing.

35.   The holes have to go down a couple feet to give the posts a solid footing, and that can be tough digging.

36.   The slight rise provided tentative evidence that the economy remained on solid footing early in the fourth quarter.

37.   The unexpectedly strong first-quarter profits reported last week probably gave U.S. shares a solid footing.

38.   The unexpectedly strong first-quarter profits reported in the past several days probably gave U.S. shares a solid footing.

39.   This additional money was supposed to put the athletic department in solid financial footing and, specifically, save the football program.

40.   Thus, Pittsburgh entered this game on more solid footing.