31.   --Temporary reprieve?

32.   That in itself should provide a temporary reprieve for Red Sox fans weary of beginning another day with a dose of unsettling news from Camp Woebegone.

33.   That proved to be only a temporary reprieve for Henry.

34.   The state Environmental Protection Division has allowed the Georgia Clean Air Force a conditional temporary reprieve until some of the glitches can be worked out of the program.

35.   The underhanded move won Hingis a temporary reprieve.

36.   Then the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games got a temporary reprieve from questions.

37.   The war in Chechnya had given Grachev a temporary reprieve, but his handling of the operation could seal his fate once the fighting comes to an end.

38.   While speculation is rife that the shakey coalition Cabinet will be reshuffled once the beleaguered Murayama returns from Halifax, his administration may have won a temporary reprieve.

39.   A coalition government with disparate allies is seen as a temporary reprieve with the likelihood of socialist parties blocking reform.

40.   A Bangladeshi journalist who faced deportation next month has received a temporary reprieve from the Federal Court of Canada.