31.   As rumors spread in recent weeks that Hanover was facing financial problems, traders hoping to profit from them seem to have stepped up shorting of those stocks.

32.   As relief officials continue to agonize over whether to urge the refugees to return home, the fear remains that these diseases will spread in Rwanda.

33.   As the word spread in Hanover, neighbors of the Zantops were conflicted.

34.   As the tally of killings mounts, grief spreads in the city.

35.   As privatization spreads in Canada, some people wonder whether scientists and tourists could supplement soldiers in asserting modern sovereignty.

36.   As the bans spread in Europe, Coca-Cola resolutely insisted that its products were not bad for anyone.

37.   Beside a starlet spread in Vanity Fair magazine, the only photographs of her have come from the paparrazzi.

38.   Bids must be expressed as a yield spread in basis points.

39.   -- Two fingers spread in a V.

40.   A beautiful evening dress of Chantilly lace hugged the waist and then spread in a soft profusion to the floor.