31.   A Food and Drug Advisory Committee gave qualified approval for one use of a new antibiotic on Thursday, but turned thumbs down on other proposed uses.

32.   A majority of Israelis gave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a thumbs down when asked to evaluate him after one year in office, according to a poll published Friday.

33.   Amgen also got an initial thumbs down last quarter for its prostate cancer drug Abarelix.

34.   And a lot of people gave him a thumbs down by voting heavily for Communists and nationalists bitterly opposed to the president and his policies.

35.   As deliberations dragged on and speculation grew about a hung jury, one juror flashed a thumbs down sign to reporters outside court.

36.   For years, Siskel and Ebert have used a simple thumbs up sign for a good movie and thumbs down for a bad one.

37.   Georgians gave the EU the biggest thumbs down.

38.   The U.S. Justice Department gave a thumbs down Monday to an alliance between American Airlines and British Airways, saying the deal would threaten competition.

39.   When they came in, the score was three thumbs up, and three thumbs down.

40.   A gala reception for the Irish World Cup squad has been called off after players and manager Jack Charlton gave it the thumbs down.