31.   No, Bender said, because it still would send the message that women cannot compete with men.

32.   Occasionally, women compete against men in equestrian events.

33.   On the World Cup circuit, these women usually compete in front of crowds of a few hundred.

34.   One sport where women did gain early acceptance was tennis, as women competed for titles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open even before the turn of the century.

35.   Six to eight women regularly compete.

36.   She once said her children complained that the women she trained competed against her.

37.   So has the patronizing smirk at the notion that women can compete at the very top.

38.   The events in which women will compete against men are mixed-doubles badminton, four classes of yachting and all the equestrian competitions.

39.   The three attractive women compete with the Dorset countryside for visual attention.

40.   The women competed first.