31.   Brown spoke as a person who, after years and years of an agonizing journey, had solved a riddle that had been plaguing him for so long.

32.   Bush and Abraham spoke as senior administration officials voiced concern over rising gasoline prices and looked to oil-producing allies to replace oil supplies interrupted by Iraq.

33.   Bush spoke as an American military buildup continued in the Middle East and Southwest Asia, with warplanes moving within striking distance of Afghanistan.

34.   Bush did not call himself the president-elect, but he sought to speak as one.

35.   Bush missed a few beats of his speech, then kept speaking as a few members of the Bundestag walked out in protest.

36.   Bush spoke as the Pentagon pressed ahead with rapid deployments of combat forces.

37.   But Ed had to make decisions for the crew, so he did not speak as Pollock.

38.   But Carter said he was speaking as a former president and monitor of elections in Central America and Africa, not as a Democrat or Gore supporter.

39.   But in raising the specter of inflation, Greenspan may have been speaking as much to the bond market as to the stock market.

40.   But once again, speaking as an ordinary person, I see the immigrant thing is always a big thing election year.