31.   On the spot, the mayor named police chief Robert Ruble the official spokesman on the issue.

32.   Pressed by rumors circulating here and abroad that Yeltsin is ready to resign, Kremlin spokesmen on Thursday repeatedly stated that such reports were untrue.

33.   Shalikashvili insisted through spokesmen on Monday that he would retire on schedule.

34.   Since then, he has grown into a national spokesman on AIDS.

35.   So far, Bush has been the foremost spokesman on economic policy.

36.   That is what makes Brooks, who is without question one of the most intelligent Longhorns, the perfect team spokesman on the subject.

37.   The attack left NATO spokesmen on the defensive during a briefing at the alliance headquarters in Brussels.

38.   The attorney general, Peter G. Verniero, repeated through a spokesman on Thursday that the state was opposed to the creation of an Indian tribal casino at Wildwood.

39.   The disappointment was palpable, though spokesmen on all sides insisted the absence of Marulanda would not snuff out the peace process.

40.   The company also said Ford would serve as a leading spokesman on environmental and other regulatory issues, giving Ford its first public family symbol since Henry II retired.