31.   The planners also said that they expect to give high-profile speaking roles to ordinary Americans, including some who have known Dole for years.

32.   There was no speaking role for Dole at the motel in this snowy Appalachian hollow.

33.   They helped their cause by offering more concise and sharply worded arguments, and by dividing the speaking roles among fewer and more-polished presenters.

34.   They say the decision not to give Buchanan a speaking role is a mistake.

35.   Vecchione gets the speaking role, listing the wondrous attributes of the pizza.

36.   Last year she had a prominent seat on the stage, but not a speaking role.

37.   Still, both Feingold and the chief House Democratic sponsor of campaign finance legislation, Rep. Marty Meehan of Massachusetts, received speaking roles at the convention.