31.   Before that good-for-business appointment could be held Sunday, Pete Sampras would have to blast his way past Mark Phillippoussis on Tuesday night.

32.   -- Starving and terrified, hundreds of Afghans pushed their way past Pakistani border police, ignoring the warning shots fired over their heads.

33.   I flirted my way past the police.

34.   According to Italian accounts, the boats collided after the Albanian boat sought to maneuver its way past the Italian ship.

35.   Aggrieved voters old and young, black and white, pushed their way past television crews to two tables welcoming their horror stories.

36.   Bridges deserves credit for amiably charming his way past this stumbling block to credibility.

37.   But American officials said that in recent weeks they have detected efforts by Chinese officials to find a way past their earlier, more confrontational demands.

38.   But Jackson eased his way past each obstacle, smoothly pulling out a Seattle Police Department press card to gain race-day entry.

39.   China will not be able to bully and bluster its way past this issue as it has with too many human rights issues in the past.

40.   Crowds had pushed their way past the barricades, and the police were having a hard time holding them back.