31.   But expectations are paramount, and most car shoppers today do not believe that gas will remain expensive for very long.

32.   But nobody has very long to wait and worry.

33.   But no one expects the matter to be stable for very long.

34.   But nothing, not even a wine, stays trendy for very long.

35.   But the president cannot effectively carry on without broad administrative and policy support at the top levels of the departments for very long.

36.   But the trans-Mediterranean confrontation need not last forever, or even for very long.

37.   Butler is not known for optimistic forecasts about Iraqi behavior, and Baghdad seldom cooperates for very long.

38.   Capitalism has worked badly too, but not for very long, and Russia is a country that values tradition.

39.   Clinton, however, is not a fellow to focus on one subject for very long.

40.   Charlton must know how much Lou loves him, because Lou does not allow him to sit idly by very long.